For centuries, lenses have worked the same way: curved glass or plastic bending light to bring images into focus. But traditional lenses have a major drawback—the more powerful they need to be, the ...

The Dobsonian telescope design was developed by John Dobson in the 1960s, and it quickly took the amateur astronomy world by storm because it made it affordable for people to own a large-aperture ...

Save 23% on what we rate as one of the best telescopes out there. It features a 102mm aperture, a 1325mm focal length, a Maksutov-Cassegrain optical design, smartphone-controlled and it comes with ...

The universe is an endless source of fascination. Observing celestial bodies brings a sense of wonder and discovery. However, ...

A recent study utilizing the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) has confirmed the "radio-quiet" ...

1c). In the nineteenth century, the emergence of diffraction theory enabled telescope builders to understand in more detail the benefits of larger-aperture telescopes — mainly higher sensitivity ...

Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) and by analyzing archival Arecibo Observatory data, astronomers have investigated a distant pulsar designated PSR B1310+18A.

"Historically, astronomy has left an indelible mark on human society and played a pivotal role in intellectual enlightenment, ...