A Cambridge University spin-out is developing a unfolding, heat-detecting telescope that could capture high resolution thermal images of Earth — at an affordable price. SuperSharp credits these ...

Two University of California, Berkeley, physicists joined colleagues on a NASA advisory panel last week in unanimously recommending that NASA extend the life of the Hubble Space Telescope to maximize ...

Larger aperture telescopes gather more light, showing fainter objects. Focal length affects magnification; longer lengths show more detail. Reflectors are affordable and good for deep-space viewing. A ...

Technological limitations for manufacturing large, round telescopes has experts considering unconventional shapes to improve ...

Chile is a hotspot for telescopes peering up into deep space to study structures like stars, black holes, dark matter and galaxies.

The images, captured with the new Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii, reveal arcs of hot gas just 10 to 30 miles wide ...

Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e may contain an atmosphere and liquid water, NASA scientists said. Research into the exoplanet is ...