The subject of space exploration has been one of the most enigmatic and interesting topics of all time. When taught about ...

Neptune's moon Nereid was discovered by the Dutch astronomer Gerard Kuiper. This was the second of 14 moons discovered at ...

Astrophotographer Ron Brecher has captured a stunning deep sky image of the spiral galaxy M106, located 23.5 million light ...

Would you like to borrow the city’s soprano ukulele? How about its Nintendo Switch gaming console? It’s been 10 years since ...

There are a wide range of telescope types available to buy, and some can cost thousands of pounds. However, there are budget-priced alternatives – most are either refractor or reflector models. Keep ...

Brecher wrote on his website that he never believed that he would get into astrophotography, but became captivated by the pursuit after buying a 4.5-inch reflector telescope for his son ...

First, JWST is much bigger than Hubble. Put simply, both Hubble and the JWST are reflecting telescopes that use mirrors to collect and bend light into their observation instruments. The JWST has a ...

Telescopes are great tools for observing the heavens, or even surrounding landscapes if you have the right vantage point. You ...

Built atop a truncated mountain in the Atacama Desert, the VLT is actually four identical 8.2-meter-diameter reflecting telescopes-two of which are now operational-that can be used independently ...

The world's most powerful solar telescope, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, is ...