Space telescopes have always been defined as much by their rockets as by their mirrors. When every kilogram to orbit costs a ...
The distant celestial wonders in the sky above New London will soon be more visible than ever. An anonymous Connecticut College alum has donated $100,000 to the Department of Physics, Astronomy and ...
D printing your own telescope is rewarding and customizable, but it rarely saves money once optics, materials, and time are ...
ALMA in Chile receives 145 low-noise amplifiers for Band 2, enabling detailed studies of cold interstellar gas, planet-forming disks, and organic molecules in nearby galaxies.
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation recently awarded RIT $2.8 million to design, develop and build a zero-noise detector for the future Thirty Meter Telescope. Expected to be operational in the next ...
This manual presents the detailed story of how the Hubble telescope was designed and built, how it operates, what it can do, and how it works. It includes clear diagrams, cutaway drawings, and charts ...