The ability to detect ocean glint on other worlds could be invaluable in the search for life.

On August 26, the Swift team reactivated the spacecraft’s Ultraviolet/Optical and X-ray telescopes. Both had been turned off ...

A potentially history-altering finding by a University of Limerick researcher may provide the most detailed technical ...

In recent decades, we've learned huge amounts about the universe and its history. The rapidly developing technology of telescopes—both on Earth and in space—has been a key part of this process, and ...

A 1666 Mexico manuscript on Galileo Galilei describes a four-lens telescope that could push its invention back more than a ...

Of all the objects that you can view through a telescope, some of the most stunning to behold are the planets in our solar system, and the galaxies that lie far beyond it. But if you want to see more ...

Imagine having a telescope that could see almost 14 billion years back in time to when the universe was just forming. There is a project underway called CMB-S4 that plans to build two next-generation ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you've ever caught yourself staring up at the night sky and wishing you could take a closer look, you might have considered buying a ...

Gemini South on the summit of Cerro Pachón in Chile (left) and Gemini North on the summit of Maunakea in Hawai’i (right). Gemini / NSF / AURA Hackers have launched an apparent cyberattack on the ...

Buying a telescope is a big step, especially if you’re not sure what all those terms — f/ratio, magnification, go-to — mean. So, to eliminate confusion and make sure you understand what you’re buying, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Barry Collins is a tech journalist writing about PCs, Macs and games. When you think of a telescope, you think of an enormous long ...