Telescopes
Euclid Reaches L2, Shares its First Test Image
ESA's Euclid mission has made the journey through space to reach the Earth-Sun L2 Lagrange Point. The two instruments on…
The Biggest Telescope in the World is Half Built
The European Southern Observatory continues to build the largest telescope in the world, the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). Construction of…
Watch a Dramatic Tornado Rise from the Surface of the Sun, Captured by Andrew McCarthy
Amateur astrophotography is becoming increasingly popular among the astronomy community, as advancements in telescope and camera technologies allow individuals from…
If an Earthlike Planet is Within 30 Light-Years, This Space Telescope Will Find it
There has long been a limiting factor in the development of space-based telescopes - launch fairings. These capsules essentially limit…
Future Space Telescopes Could be 100 Meters Across, Constructed in Space, and Then Bent Into a Precise Shape
An MIT team proposes a new method for in-space assembly to built a self-adjusting 100 m (328 ft) space telescope
JWST Pioneer Passes Along Advice for Future Space Telescope Builders
After a quarter-century of development, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is a smashing success. But senior project scientist John Mather,…
Webb Can Detect Planets Orbiting White Dwarfs, And Maybe Even See Signs of Life
In a recent study accepted to the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, an international team of researchers led…
Next Generation Telescopes Could Search for Intelligent Civilizations Directly
We're still in the early days of searching for life elsewhere. The Perseverance rover is on its way to a…
Smaller, Ground-Based Telescopes can Study Exoplanet Atmospheres too
The next step to understanding exoplanets is to understand their atmospheres better. Astronomers can determine a planet's mass, density, and…
A new Balloon-Based Observatory Could Produce Images as Fine as Hubble
Launching satellites is an expensive business - at least for now. But satellites are necessary in astronomy for one major…