The subject of space exploration has been one of the most enigmatic and interesting topics of all time. When taught about ...

Serving nine UC campuses and two national laboratories, Lick Observatory continues to be at the forefront of groundbreaking ...

The Keplerian design does have the downside ... most major observatories are Newtonian reflectors. During the nascent years of the telescope, most devices were relatively small, even handheld.

Herschel's 20-foot, mahogany-tubed reflector and its 100-pound ... is a scene representing the next quantum leap in telescope design, the Mount Wilson 100-inch observatory, shown in this exhibit ...

A 12-inch reflector was considered ... came to recognize his telescopes as the carbines of a scientific revolution. Dobsonians employed the same simple design that Isaac Newton dreamed up when ...

The world’s most advanced solar telescope just unlocked a new level of discovery with the first light from its Visible ...

This gas needs an enormous amount of energy to shine — more than normal stars can supply. The discovery, based on data from ...

The Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 35 years of groundbreaking discoveries, stunning imagery, and a lasting impact on astronomy.

After years of development, researchers at the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii have fired up their newest tool, ...