Why build a telescope? YOLO, as the kids say. Having decided that, one must decide what type of far-seer one will construct. For his 10″ reflector, [Carl Anderson] once again said “Yolo”— this time ...

Thin plate glass mirror blanks are lighter than standard mirror blanks,which allows you more flexibility in designing your telescope tube assembly and mount.* When grinding a telescope mirror,you will ...

With the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope in 2021 astronomy seems to have found its footing once again. Thanks to the remarkable discoveries of the instrument, new and exciting research is ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Construction is underway on a next-generation optical telescope, up to 200 times more powerful than the best telescopes used today. The Giant Magellan Telescope's seven mirrors ...

Completed 8.4-meter-diameter primary mirror being transported and integrated with a support system prototype at the University of Arizona’s Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab. TUCSON, AZ — October 15, 2024 — ...

Aug. 31—CANTON — A massive 11-foot-wide mirror, created in Canton, is installed at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. The mirror will help scientists identify potentially harmful asteroids and ...

An 11-foot-wide, 1,500-pound glass mirror, made by Corning Inc. and L3Harris Technologies, was recently installed onto the NSF-DEO Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, providing the deepest views of ...

UA optical scientists are set to begin almost two years of high-precision polishing and grinding work on a 4.3-meter mirror that will form the core of a $40 million Discovery Channel telescope near ...

Felix Schlang at What About It?, ercxspace on twitter and adonaisf have rendered a space telescope built inside the structure of a SpaceX Starship. Elon Musk has said SpaceX is working on designing a ...

The first 18 pieces for one of the European Southern Observatory’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) mirrors have started their 10,000 kilometer journey from France to Chile. It’s a key step on the way ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It’s pretty easy to imagine carving glass to make parts for a ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — We have an inside look at part of what makes University of Arizona the most active university in space exploration. UA says its space programs launch 560 Million dollars into ...