View the planets and night skies from home - Heavens above! Your guide to the best telescopes for stargazing, created for all ...

The journey of astronomical telescopes began in the early 17th century when Galileo Galilei crafted his first refracting ...

A little-known chapter of the Hubble Space Telescope’s history is a reminder of the risks of looking at the sun ...

Astronomical observatories use several techniques to compensate for distortions in images caused by our atmosphere.

Refractor telescopes use specialised lenses to ... observations within the community and receive guidance from professional astronomers and other space fanatics. A step up from the Orion ...

Astronomers are sounding alarm bells as the world's most precious sky-observing location faces a risk of being blinded by ...

Yet despite local clear skies, she says that professional astronomers in Chile still need more telescope time on the international telescopes that operate throughout the North of the country.

AMFOC01 is a highly sophisticated focuser primarily designed for astronomical telescopes, although it can also be applied to other optical devices. It uses state-of-the-art technologies, such as the ...

The scientific community is warning about a 3,000-hectare power plant that is jeopardizing the darkness of the skies over the ...

Located on South Campus, the UMass Lowell Schueller Observatory enables students to use professional-grade telescopes and other instruments to observe stars, moons, and other celestial objects. The ...