Modern-age telescopes have offered us a tantalizing view of what lies in the vast expanse of space, while also giving us glimpses of the universe’s past. However, making telescopes that can peek deep ...

TROY, N.Y. — Inspired by a concept for discovering exoplanets with a giant space telescope, a team of researchers is developing holographic lenses that render visible and infrared starlight into ...

When you look at the night sky, do you ever wonder what's going on out there? On a clear night with a dark sky, if moonlight doesn't wash it out, sometimes you can see the arc of the Milky Way. The ...

An illustration showing the final stage of a possible future giant telescope being created in space using fluids. Studio Ella Maru SHARE NASA is always searching for new ways to extend its ability to ...

The Dragonfly Telephoto Array installed in New Mexico. It presently uses 48 Canon 400mm lenses (in two arrays), but that number will be increasing by quite a bit. Image by Pieter van Dokkum, Yale ...

Telescopes keep getting bigger — and more expensive. But what if there were a better way? One astronomer has suggested a possible work-around: Turn the entire Earth into a telescope lens by using the ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

When you finally get out into nature, there's so much to see. There's even more to see when you can zoom in on all the incredible details of the world around you. With a little help from an HD ...

Astronomy is undoubtedly one of the most exciting subjects in physics. Especially the search for exoplanets has been a thriving field in the last decades. While the first exoplanet was only discovered ...

Inspired by a concept for discovering exoplanets with a giant space telescope, a team of researchers is developing holographic lenses that render visible and infrared starlight into either a focused ...