This was the first working reflecting telescope. Other designers proved unable to grind mirrors with a regular curvature, so the reflector remained largely a curiosity until the mid-18th century ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has successfully detected auroras on Neptune for the first time ever, finishing a job that ...

The Odysseus spacecraft made a rough landing on the moon last year, toppling over and rendering much of its equipment unusable, but an onboard NASA radio telescope called ROLSES-1  was able to make so ...

Spiral-armed galaxies were first glimpsed through a massive reflecting telescope, with a six-foot diameter primary mirror, that Lord Rosse constructed on his estate in Ireland. Today’s largest ...

The first telescopes used lenses ... while telescopes flown aboard balloons or aircraft need to be compact. Although reflecting telescopes can be much lighter than similar-sized refractors, they still ...

Less than one per cent of the world’s biggest radio telescope is complete – but its first image reveals a sky dotted with ancient galaxies. Part of the world’s biggest mega-science facility – the SKA ...

The first image from the international SKA Observatory’s telescope in Australia was released on Monday, marking a significant milestone in its quest to reveal an unparalleled view of the universe.

In the red dirt of outback Western Australia, a world-leading radio telescope has captured its first image and scientists say it is a crucial step towards seeing the origins of the known universe.

The first telescopes used lenses ... flown aboard balloons or aircraft need to be compact. Although reflecting telescopes can be much lighter than similar-sized refractors, they still get very ...