The world's greatest space telescopes have all been round. Now, a new rectangular design could turbocharge our search for ...

The space-based telescope would be similar in size to the James Webb Space Telescope but with a 20-by-1-meter elongated mirror.

The thin lens allowed the team to design a lighter, cheaper telescope, which they named the Nautilus Space Observatory. Daniel Apai/University of Arizona, CC BY-ND The lenses have other benefits, too.

Finding another Earth is the holy grail of modern astronomy. NASA’s upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is ...

Explore the controversial telescope design that even its maker questioned. We break down the spot diagram to uncover the ...

A new study suggests a new telescope design could help scientists find Earth-like planets orbiting sun-like stars. Unlike ...

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

GREENBELT, Md. – The tennis court-sized sunshield built by Northrop Grumman for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has completed its preliminary design review at the company’s Space Technology facility ...

Astronomers have discovered more than 5,000 planets outside of the solar system to date. The grand question is whether any of these planets are home to life. To find the answer, astronomers will ...

Astronomers have discovered more than 5,000 planets outside of the solar system to date. The grand question is whether any of these planets are home to life. To find the answer, astronomers will ...