Think the Hubble Space Telescope’s photos are impressive? The $1 billion Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) under construction in Chile will shoot photos with 10 times the resolution of NASA’s Hubble telescope.
“The GMT mirrors will collect more light than any telescope ever built and the resolution will be the best ever achieved,” the GMT website […]. petapixel.com
A team from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center has proposed a design for a lunar-based multi-camera telescope array that could start small, but expand to be much larger over time. [Read More]
Ricoh Imaging Americas Corporation announced the Pentax PF-85EDA spotting scope, a portable terrestrial telescope designed for birdwatching and nature observations. [Read More]
A team working on the construction of the world's largest space telescope captured this incredible photo of the full Hunter's Moon rising behind it. [Read More]
Astrophotographer Bray Falls recently posted a series of striking images on Instagram that instantly caught PetaPixel's eye. Falls' photos aren't just visually stunning; they represent a brand-new discovery, a significant accomplishment for any astrophotographer. [Read More]
The Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT) was recently carried about 20.5 miles (32.9 kilometers) above Earth's surface on a massive NASA helium balloon, capturing the balloon-based telescope's first research images. [Read More]
While vital to humanity's existence on Earth, the planet's atmosphere is a major nuisance for astronomers trying to learn more about what's beyond Earth. The cosmos would be much easier to study without the pesky atmosphere.
A Penn State-led research team has developed a flat, single-lens telescope that was able to capture clear images of the moon. Known as a metalens, it achieved far greater resolution and imaging distance than any metalens before it. [Read More]