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Jee compared dark matter to crystal-clear water in a pond, with pebbles as the galaxies. “You cannot see the water unless ...

Emirates Astronomy Society achieves a historic milestone by photographing the Crescent Nebula, 5,000 light-years away, showcasing the capabilities of UAE's astronomy community.

This is a small brass refracting telescope that had been used as a "finder" telescope mounted parallel to the tube of a Springfield Newtonian. The Springfield style of Newtonian reflector was first ...

Ceran is a name brand for a type of glass ceramic that has a very low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE). This is useful for stovetops, but it is also a highly desirable property for optical ...

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The sharpest images of the universe are created when radio telescopes around the world work together. For the first time, the world's largest network of radio telescopes, EVN, has observed ...

NASA has just released a new documentary about the most powerful space telescope ever built, and you can watch it now.

This article was originally published with the title “Newtonian Telescope for Amateurs” in SA Supplements Vol. 7 No. 179supp (June 1879), p. 2848 doi:10.1038/scientificamerican06071879-2848supp ...

Telescope team reads the fine print — from more than a kilometre away A pair of telescopes picking up reflected light achieve a performance 14 times better than a single telescope can manage alone.

Tuesday Telescope: Taking a look at the next generation of telescopes A large moon and an extremely large telescope.