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

Over the past few years or so the most talked about kind of telescope was the one that is meant to operate in space. An ...

With the promise of revolutionizing our view of nearby star systems, the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is poised to do ...

Today, solar panels power the James Webb Space Telescope, which offered the world ... NASA is also using two large cross-shaped PV arrays to power its Psyche mission, which will bring a craft ...

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

A major milestone with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has been reached with the installation of the telescope's enormous eye — ...

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 ...

TNO designed, built and delivered the best laser launch telescopes in the world for the for ESO, which have performed flawlessly since 2016. Based on the VLT heritage, TNO joined with partner Demcon ...

Small ones allow amateurs to view the night sky relatively cheaply but there are very large optical telescopes sited around the world for professional astronomers to use.