To capture higher-definition and sharper images of cosmological objects, astronomers sometimes combine the data collected by ...

The telescope primarily detects light in the infrared in order to observe sources such as the first galaxies and protostars.

The world’s largest optical telescope is nearing the moment when it will begin exploring the universe in unprecedented detail. With its immense mirror and advanced instruments, the ELT is designed to ...

The National Large Solar Telescope is a 2-m class optical and near infra-red (IR) observational facility in the country to boost the Astronomical Infrastructure in India. Explore the Key Objective and ...

PROOF of alien life is one step closer to being found thanks to a massive earthquake-proof telescope that’s near completion ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Recent progress photos of the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Extremely Large Telescope ...

HOUSTON, TX -A seven-year-old girl in Lucknow stood in her backyard at dawn in October 1957, watching Sputnik streak across the sky. Nearly seven decades later, that child would help steer some of ...

India has unveiled plans to build two new optical-infrared telescopes and a dedicated solar telescope in the Himalayan desert ...

A team of astronomers from the U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO), Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have successfully used the ultra high-resolution capability of ...

Upon arrival at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, the Optical Telescope Assembly for the agency's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was lifted out of the shipping fixture and placed with other ...

Optical aberration theory remains a fundamental component in the design and operation of space telescopes. With increasingly ambitious astronomical missions and the demand for high-resolution imaging, ...