Two Sydney PhD students have pulled off a remarkable space science feat from Earth—using AI-driven software to correct image ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Keeping a 25-ton (23 metric tons) mirror in perfect condition is a delicate process. For light ...

It's a delicate process in which science meets craftsmanship in the Chilean desert. Night after night in the dry air of Chile's Atacama Desert, fine dust and pollutants settle on the aluminum coating ...

Bad news for arachnophobes: spider season is officially here. Luckily, there’s a cheap way to banish them. As the UK enters further into autumn, many of us are embracing the cooler weather by ...

A stargazing event was held on September 20, 1995, utilizing a refurbished 16-inch telescope mirror originally owned by Clyde Tombaugh, the discoverer of Pluto. The event took place near the planned ...

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) operates some of the most powerful telescopes in the world. Established in 1962 by 16 countries across the globe, the ESO is a hub for astronomers looking to ...

Staff at the European Southern Observatory have a system to clean the La Silla Observatory's delicate mirrors without breaking them. Big telescopes feature some of the finest and most precise mirrors ...

Subtle upgrades, big visual impact. In this video, we install M4-style side mirrors and perform a reflector delete on our M2 GTS — giving it a cleaner, more aggressive look while keeping things OEM+ ...

Through the centuries, the telescope has gone through an incredible evolution to become the tool it is today. In the modern era, these miraculous inventions can be purchased from a variety of stores, ...

World’s largest optical mirror successfully installed on support system prototype for the first time to validate telescope’s extraordinary performance. Installation of one of GMT’s 8.4-m-diameter ...