In this latest instalment of Future Chronicles, an imagined history of future inventions, Rowan Hooper explores the advances ...

Today, April 11, 2006, The Planetary Society dedicated a new optical telescope at an observatory in Harvard, Massachusetts — one designed solely to search for light ...

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Astronomy isn’t just about distant stars; it’s also about the human effort here on Earth that makes it possible to extend our ...

In a speech at the AMOS conference the day after the telescope tour, Saltzman said the Space Force is “honored to be ...

Upon arrival at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, the Optical Telescope Assembly for the agency's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was lifted out of the shipping fixture and placed with other ...

Astronomers get to ask some of the most fundamental questions there are, ranging from whether we’re alone in the cosmos to what the nature of the mysterious dark energy and dark matter making up most ...

Just 40 light-years from Earth, a red dwarf star named TRAPPIST-1 intrigues astronomers with its exceptional planetary system ...

The rapid evolution of diffractive optical elements (DOEs) is reshaping space telescope design by offering lightweight, compact and high-performance alternatives to conventional optical systems. These ...

Optical aberration theory remains a fundamental component in the design and operation of space telescopes. With increasingly ambitious astronomical missions and the demand for high-resolution imaging, ...