A rare look at NASA’s next sharp-eyed space telescope
NASA's Roman Space Telescope is preparing for launch in 2027, with a mission to study distant galaxies and explore dark ...
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Goodbye to James Webb Telescope – NASA wants to see the Big Bang with this monster
NASA wants to view the Big Bang with this behemoth, so it's saying goodbye to the James Webb Telescope. The new one redefines ...
Einstein Probe Detects Mysterious Blast of X-Rays From the Early Universe
On March 15, 2024, a space-based observatory detected bursts of low-energy X-rays from deep in the ancient universe, ...
Einstein Probe detects puzzling cosmic explosion
Einstein Probe's Wide-field X-ray Telescope (WXT) detected a burst of low-energy X-rays. Astronomers call such X-rays "soft," ...
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Could the Seestar S50 be your first imaging telescope?
Some might think that, with a focal length of only 250mm, the Seestar is a wide-field telescope. It is not. The compact CMOS sensor limits the actual field of view to 1.29° by 0.73°. That can ...
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Strange cosmic explosion changes what we know about space
The recent detection of a cosmic explosion by the Einstein Probe is stirring excitement among space watchers everywhere.
Einstein Probe Uncovers a Puzzling 12.5 Billion-Year-Old Cosmic Explosion
The Einstein Probe is revolutionizing our view of the distant X-ray universe, offering an unprecedented look at some of the ...
Subaru Telescope’s Insect-Like Compound Eye to Debut in February
The instrument is the Prime Focus Spectrograph, and it is one of the flagship instruments in the next era of the Subaru ...
Prime focus spectrograph on the Subaru telescope to begin science operations in February
Researchers have finished equipping the Subaru Telescope with a new special “compound eye,” culminating several years of effort. This new eye is an instrument featuring approximately 2,400 prisms ...
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Optical Aberration Theory in Space Telescopes
Recent research has focused on improving alignment techniques and algorithms to enhance the performance of telescopes, especially those designed for wide-field surveys and off-axis configurations.