In three new studies, astronomers discuss the three unusually long-lasting stellar explosions that were discovered…
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A telescope is an instrument designed to observe distant objects by collecting and magnifying light or other forms of electromagnetic radiation. Originally developed in the early 17th century for optical astronomy, telescopes have since evolved into a wide array of specialized tools, including radio, infrared, ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma-ray telescopes. These instruments are essential to modern science, enabling the study of celestial bodies from nearby planets to the most distant galaxies. From ground-based observatories to space-based platforms like Hubble and James Webb, telescopes have revolutionized our understanding of the universe and continue to push the boundaries of what we can see and know.
Using data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope, a scientist has created a movie based…
Using a resolution five times higher than previous imagers, NASA’s High Resolution Coronal Imager (Hi-C)…
The most powerful space telescope ever built, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is still on…
The world’s largest solar telescope will finally be built atop Haleakala, the dormant volcano that…
Using a combination of optical, infrared, and mid-infrared data, a team of astronomers revealed that…
Scientists are predicting that the new ASKAP galaxy surveys, WALLABY and DINGO, will find an…
Years before the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was launched in 2018, astronomers and engineers…
Using data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, a team of astronomers have made the…
These images showcase the fine-scale structure of the atmosphere of Uranus, and contain vastly more…
With a 28-meter mirror and a mass of almost 600 tons, the H.E.S.S. II telescope…
With a resolution that is roughly five times more detailed than the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly…
After six years of development, Project 1640 is underway and using new technology on the…
https://youtu.be/XF-mTTRNFbU NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope recently detected a solar flare that produced enough gamma…
NASA’s Kepler mission discovered a world where two suns set over the horizon instead of…
A large group of scientists is using radio images from the International LOFAR Telescope to…
By combining observations from the Large Area Telescope and the Parkes Radio Telescope in Australia,…
New research into gamma rays has led to a discovery that will make many new…