The world's largest telescope is almost as big as your house—and it’s unlocking the universe’s biggest mysteries.

Here's how an innovative flat lens could solve these problems for satellites and space-based telescopes. Understanding ...

Though still only in the prototype stage, this flat lens could one day be used on space telescopes, and perhaps even on ...

What exactly are Dobsonian telescopes? We explain their design and why they have such widespread popularity among astronomers. If you're new to astronomy and trying to work out which telescope to ...

With METIS and MICADO, two instruments for what will be the largest optical telescope in the world, the Extremely Large ...

Gaze into the great beyond from your own backyard with the best telescopes for stargazing, where distant galaxies become backyard companions, and the moon feels like a mere stone's throw away.

Wendell Burnette Architects, along with a large group of collaborators, have developed the Telescope House in Arizona, United States. The low-impact Telescope House is innovative as a quarterly ...

The best telescopes allow you to observe the night sky in more detail. The best telescopes unlock the wonders of the night sky right from your backyard and beyond. Bring the Moon and planets into ...

Learn more › While standard telescopes are certainly cool devices, there is no shame in preferring a telescope for beginners if you’re just starting. Telescopes have multiple moving parts ...

Dobsonians are based on the reflector telescope design that sees a large primary mirror collect light then reflect it back into a secondary mirror (here's an explainer of the different telescope ...