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Can a budget full-frame cooled camera paired with a compact refractor deliver impressive astrophotography results? You might be surprised by the outcome!
John Grunsfeld has a model of the Hubble Space Telescope on his bookshelf. It's right next to a model of a NASA space shuttle, which delivered Hubble to space 35 years ago, and it's no secret why ...
It was the first permanently staffed mountain-top observatory and the 36-inch Great Refractor was the world’s largest refracting telescope and continued to be a premier research telescope for half a ...
"It's amazing that after 35 years, Hubble still holds a unique capability as a top workhorse for science discoveries and publications." This Thursday (April 24), the Hubble Space Telescope ...
The world's most famous telescope is celebrating in style with new views of Mars, nebulas and a galaxy that reminds us of home. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with ...
During its 35 years of orbiting the Earth, the Hubble Space Telescope has transmitted endless streams of magnificent images, confirmed the existence of "dark matter," and helped track a vagabond ...
After 35 years, the Hubble Space Telescope is still churning out hits. In just the last year or so, scientists have used the school bus–sized observatory to confirm the first lone black hole ...
"Our discovery of highly ionized neon emission in the nucleus of M83 was unexpected," said paper lead Svea Hernandez, an astronomer for the European Space Agency at the Space Telescope Science ...
A recent study published using data collected by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has reported the most detailed study of the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System yet, including ...
Refractor and Reflector telescopes are the ideal choice especially for beginners to start the journey of the beautiful viewing of the night sky and teeming stars. With a Barlow lens and long focal ...
Solar flares accelerate energetic electrons that escape into interplanetary space, guided by the Parker spiral magnetic field, and are responsible for the generation of the interplanetary Type III ...
A study suggesting the exoplanet K2-18b shows potential signs of alien life has been met with skepticism from the scientific community. Here’s the truth about what the James Webb Space Telescope ...