Earlier this year a simple indicator LED brought the Keck 1 telescope, a 370 tons mass, to a halting stop. How exactly did an LED do this? Simple: it did nothing. As it so happens, [Andrew Cooper ...

It is expected to be completed and begin operations in 2028, which will make it the world’s largest optical telescope.

Giant Magellan Telescope The GMT is one of several large ground-based optical telescopes in development. Situated high and dry in Chile, it will have seven primary mirror segments, each over 26 ...

Construction began Wednesday, Nov. 11 on what could become the world's largest optical telescope. The 22-story Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), now being built in a desert atop a mountain in Chile ...

Chinese scientists are working to set up the world's largest refracting telescope in Tibet Autonomous Region for observing stars and planets. Deputy Director of the regional department of science and ...

This computer-assisted Celestron 114LCM is a great scope for beginners, and it's $80 off at Amazon this Black Friday.

“We have a top-notch telescope that is well aligned and has great optical performance at the cold temperatures in space,” ...

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is one giant step closer to unlocking the mysteries of the universe. The mission has ...