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Filters can make or break your astrophotography, but how do they really work with your scope? Dive into the science and ...
"We were amazed by the fact that these observatories can detect about 100 black holes just 250 million years after the Big ...
A small missed detail can lead to major issues with your telescope. In this video, I show you the key focuser screws you need to check — especially if you're using a Newtonian reflector. Don't let ...
"We show that this design can, in principle, find half of all existing Earth-like planets orbiting sun-like stars within 30 light-years in less than three years." ...
Complete transmittance curves were created for the instrument’s three filters and will serve to calibrate the mission’s ...
The Webb Space Telescope has spotted a new tiny moon orbiting Uranus. The new member of the lunar gang, announced Tuesday by American space agency NASA, appears to be just 10 kilometres wide. It was ...
Spotting Earth-like planets is nearly impossible with conventional telescopes, but researchers propose a bold fix: a rectangular design that can separate a planet’s faint glow from its blinding star.
Why build a telescope? YOLO, as the kids say. Having decided that, one must decide what type of far-seer one will construct.
The Giant Magellan Telescope project is a mainstay for the University of Arizona’s top-ranked astronomy programs and its world-renowned mirror lab, helping the next generation of astronomers unlock ...
Uranus hosts yet another moon, which looks like a tiny, faint smudge in images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers report in an Aug. 19 NASA release. The newfound object makes the ...
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has found a previously unknown moon orbiting Uranus. NASA announced the discovery on Tuesday, adding that the moon was first spotted on Feb. 2. Scientists estimate ...
Astronomers using the James Webb telescope alongside Canada's CHIME telescope have pinpointed the origin of one of the brightest blasts of radio energy ever detected in Earth's skies.