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In this video, we put the ASKAR FRA400C telescope to the test! Known for its versatility, does it live up to the hype as a ...
Astronomers are rethinking one of their oldest tools: the telescope’s mirror. A new study led by Dr. Heidi Newberg of ...
The world's greatest space telescopes have all been round. Now, a new rectangular design could turbocharge our search for ...
Technological limitations for manufacturing large, round telescopes has experts considering unconventional shapes to improve ...
The Sun, an ever-burning ball of gas at the center of our solar system, has always fascinated people. But now, scientists are seeing it like never before. Thanks to the most powerful solar telescope ...
Eight years, three states, and two jobs after NASA's 2017 launch of its Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer, or NICER, telescope toward the International Space Station, a UI graduate research ...
During the 2025 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, sidewalk astronomers brought a sense of hope into Washington, D.C. Melia Person Star Trek called it the “final frontier.” When Jodie Foster’s character ...