The Giant Magellan Telescope begins the four-year process to fabricate and polish its seventh and final primary mirror, the last required to complete the telescope’s 368 square meter light collecting ...

At 8,040 feet above sea level (2,450 meters) in Uttarakhand, India, lies a prime site for astronomical observations — Devasthal, 31 (52 kilometers) miles east of the resort town Nainital. Surrounded ...

The University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory Mirror Lab is pre-firing its huge spinning furnace and inspecting tons of glass for casting a first 8.4-meter (27-foot) diameter mirror for the Giant ...

Just 14 days after launching, the world's most complex space observatory has already overcome some of its greatest challenges. The James Webb Space Telescope successfully completed the unfolding of ...

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 ...

The Department of Defense’s largest telescope atop Haleakala underwent a four-month process to recoat the thin aluminum surface of its primary mirror. The Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing ...