The best telescopes for astrophotography are ideal for both stargazing enthusiasts and those who want to capture the cosmos with their cameras. So which model should you buy? Well, that depends a lot ...

A prime example is the European Space Agency’s wide-angle Euclid telescope that launched in 2023 to investigate the riddles of dark energy and dark matter. Euclid this week delivered the first ...

Each of the three probes will be outfitted with a pair of telescopes supplied by NASA, the prototypes of which the space agency revealed Tuesday. NASA has unveiled a prototype of six telescopes ...

The rapidly developing technology of telescopes – both on Earth and in space – has been a key part of this process, and those that are due to start operating over the next two decades should ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have started to reveal the Orion Nebula in glorious detail, showcasing the brilliant swirling clouds of dust and gas that will give rise to ...

The Chandra X-Ray Observatory (above) and Hubble Space Telescope could face budget cuts as NASA deals with overall spending reductions. Credit: NASA/CXC & J. Vaughan WASHINGTON — NASA has ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The powerful Euclid ...

At the heart of this groundbreaking technology are the twin telescopes aboard each spacecraft. Nasa is responsible for providing all six of these crucial components. The recently unveiled prototype, ...

Housed inside the Vera C. Rubin Observatory — a new telescope nearing completion on Cerro Pachón, a 2,682-meter (8,800-feet) tall mountain about 300 miles (482 kilometers) north of the Chilean ...

The first piece of the Euclid space telescope's map of the universe is crammed with 14 million galaxies and 100 million sources of light. The mapping project is now 1% done. When you purchase ...

The Gemini North telescope atop Hawaii’s lofty shield volcano Mauna Kea. Credit: International Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / J. Chu / J. Pollard A powerful telescope, perched above ...

NASA has revealed the first look at a full-scale prototype for six telescopes that will enable, in the next decade, the space-based detection of gravitational waves — ripples in space-time caused by ...