Adaptive optics systems enhance ground-based astronomy and remote spectroscopy by correcting atmospheric turbulence, enabling ...

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My interest in astronomy began in third grade, when my parents bought me a set of constellation flash cards. We couldn’t afford a telescope, but I was able to borrow a neighbor’s small refractor from ...

In this column, I am discussing a remarkable man-made object, the telescope that will be used to help our scientists see farther into space than ever before. As a young lad of age 10 in 1916, I bought ...

An excellent alternative to bulky telescopes, these binoculars are easy to store and transport while giving you access to all wonders in the night sky. By Abby Ferguson Published Jan 4, 2024 4:00 PM ...

From magnification to letting in enough light at night, here's how to choose the perfect monocular for stargazing and astronomy. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

In a former cattle field in rural central Texas, a startup called Starfront has quietly built what it claims is the world’s largest remote telescope observatory by number of scopes. The facility ...

When you think of a radio telescope, you usually think of a giant dish antenna pointing skyward. But [vhuvanmakes] built Wavy ...

Earth’s turbulent atmosphere makes it hard to detect new planets from the ground. Astronomer Rebecca Jensen-Clem is working ...

A few weeks ago we reported on a new astronomy project called GalaxyZoo, a joint project of the University of Portsmouth, Oxford University, and Johns Hopkins University whose goal is to classify ...