On a mountaintop in northern Chile, the world’s largest digital camera is preparing to power up. Its mission is simple yet ambitious — to photograph the entire night sky in extreme detail and unlock ...

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In the last two to three years the world of amateur telescopes has been turned on its head. The advances in technology have ...

Construction work on the world’s largest radio telescope began on Monday some 320 miles north of the western city of Perth. When the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is complete, the $2 billion facility ...

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The Webb telescope's image of the Cartwheel Galaxy, which was once shrouded in mystery due to dust - Copyright AFP Aamir QURESHI The Webb telescope's image of the ...

When you think of innovative new space launch concepts, you likely think of rockets like SpaceX’s Starship or NASA’s Space Launch System carrying telescopes or robotic explorers out into orbit and ...

Technicians are putting the final touches on the world's largest digital camera at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. The camera will be sent to Chile and installed on a telescope in the Andes.

A new digital telescope called Dwarf has launched via Kickstarter and has already raised over $100,000 thanks to over 600 backers with still 26 days remaining. The pocket size digital telescope is ...

In the last two to three years the world of amateur telescopes has been turned on its head. The advances in technology have ...