Book review: Bringing the universe into ever-sharper focus
In “Pillars of Creation,” Richard Panek shows how the James Webb Space Telescope is altering our view of the cosmos ...
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World's largest telescope is rising in the middle of a desert
Ground-based telescopes work best when the atmosphere between them and the Universe is kept to a minimum, making the ELT’s ...
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NASA's next-gen Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope gets its powerful eye (photos)
"A high point of our journey [has been] witnessing the entire telescope come together as an aligned system — a moment that ...
At 2 a.m., an unexpected event led to a surprise planet discovery
Scientists using the powerful James Webb Space Telescope sought to observe a planet beyond our solar system (an exoplanet) ...
Review Of Infinite Cosmos: Visions From The James Webb Space Telescope
Brian Greene (Cosmic String Theory) and Astrophysicist Ethan Siegel have collaborated on a National Geographic coffee-table ...
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Webb telescope clears the haze around a stunning galactic icon
Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to peer at the Sombrero Galaxy, a famous cosmic object in the constellation ...
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2 space telescope designs will battle it out to become NASA's next cosmic imager
The teams behind two potential new space telescopes have embarked on their final design studies as they go head-to-head to ...
When a Telescope Is a National-Security Risk
Ivezić is the 59-year-old director of the Vera Rubin Observatory, a $1 billion telescope that the United States has been ...
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What If the James Webb Telescope Found Alien Life?
The infrared James Webb telescope is 100 times more powerful than the Hubble telescope. It has 18 separate mirror segments made of ultra-lightweight beryllium. This telescope launched into space ...
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NASA's next-gen Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope gets its powerful eye (photos)
This advanced assembly includes a state-of-the-art primary mirror, designed to capture ... Roman will surpass its predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope, with its advanced capabilities for ...
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NASA Gets Its Hands on Telescope Mirrors That'll Count Billions of Stars in the Milky Way
We know the tool by its current name, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, after the American scientist that literally gave birth to the mighty, but now very old Hubble. Up until not long ago ...