The arid climate of Chile’s Atacama Desert is already one of the best places in the world to stargaze. But when the Giant Magellan Telescope opens there in the Las Campanas Observatory in 2025, it ...

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 ...

Telescopes are specialist optical instruments that have been around for over 400 years and are useful for many applications including seafaring, military operations and especially stargazing. But not ...

The search for extraterrestrial life represents one of humanity’s most profound scientific quests—one that could fundamentally reshape our understanding of our place in the universe. Yet current ...

In a major milestone for a decades-long project, the Giant Magellan Telescope project recently passed its final design review, locking in the design for the telescope enclosure and paving the way for ...

I'm often asked to recommend a telescope, especially around the holidays, when gift-giving is on our minds. Today I'll share a few suggestions, but before we talk specifics, let's look at the ...

Engineers needed actuators that could move significant loads accurately and smoothly though motions that might be 10 mm or 1 nanometer. Engineers working on the prosaically named Extremely Large ...

Researchers have obtained a detailed view of a scallop's visual system - a sophisticated arrangement of up to 200 eyes they say is strikingly similar to a reflecting telescope. Just as the complex ...

Astronomers and Raspberry Pi enthusiasts that have been using the PiKon 3D printed telescope which is based on a Newton’s reflecting telescope design and is powered by a Raspberry Pi mini PC and Pi ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Reflecting telescope made in the ...

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 ...