IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1667, then a young Fellow at ...

It's being called "the world's biggest eye on the sky." Scientists are building the world's largest optical reflecting telescope in Chile, a tool so powerful it will enable man to study ancient ...

DULUTH — Did you receive a telescope as a holiday gift? Even if it was years ago and that instrument is now hidden away in an attic, consider taking it out again. There are all sorts of wonderful ...

For most of us who are not astronomers, the image that comes to mind when describing a reflecting telescope is of a huge instrument in its own domed-roof building on a mountain top. But a reflecting ...

I'm often asked to recommend a telescope, especially around the holidays, when gift-giving is on our minds. Today I'll share a few suggestions, but before we talk specifics, let's look at the ...

New Technology Brings Space Telescope Image Quality Down to Earth, Offering Astronomical Image Clarity Never Seen Before The next generation of adaptive optics has arrived at the Large Binocular ...

Space telescopes are all the rage, and rightfully so. The images they take are spectacular, and they’ve greatly increased what we know about the universe. Surely, any picture taken of, say, ...

There is no evidence supporting the claim that the James Webb Space Telescope is fake. The development and launch of the James Webb Space Telescope has been well documented. There is plenty of ...