Telescopes

NASA's Spitzer telescope celebrates its sweet 16 with 10 splendid stellar images

The space telescope was first launched on 25 August 2003 captures images in Infrared.

Astrophotography Guide Part 1: Getting started and choosing the right astronomy gear

There’s a lot more to astrophotography than equipment. Here’s what you need to know before you dive in.

Astrophotography Guide Part 3: Filters, eyepieces and other hacks to elevate your stargazing experience

Accessories can elevate the stargazing experience of even the most basic telescopes immensely, or make astrophotography a breeze.

Mysterious light flash seen from black hole Sag A* at the heart of the Milky Way

The flash seen on 13 May took place 26,000 years ago, & was filmed from the WM Keck Observatory in Hawaii.

Rare glimpses of young star Gaia 17bpi in a fit of growth leaves astronomers orgasmic

Observing a star grow is a rare treat for astronomers, having been recorded very few times so far.

Lasers could be fashioned into beacons to attract space-faring aliens: Study

The beam produced would be strong and distinguishable from the Sun’s light to alien astronomers.

Artificial intelligence bot trained by researchers to spot black holes and radio galaxies

This means more time for scientists to spend looking at new types of galaxies: Researcher.

NASA's Hubble back with working gyroscope, returns to science operations soon

Some of Hubble's upcoming tests include moving to a target, locking on a target & precise pointing.

NASA's FOXSI mission takes its third flight to study the Sun's X-rays this month

The third FOXSI rocket also includes a new telescope to image lower-energy 'soft' X-rays.

Amazon to house and mine massive amounts of data generated by Chile's telescopes

This will prove fertile ground for Amazon to develop new Artificial Intelligence tools.