Terahertz laser calorimetry has been employed to measure the emissivity of samples of the Herschel telescope mirror at T=77 K, and the absorptivity of absorbers meant for the PACS and HIFI instruments ...

In 1970, the University of Hawaiʻi’s 2.2-meter telescope was dedicated at the summit of 13,803-foot Maunakea, becoming the world’s highest and first computer-controlled telescope.

UKIRT will be the third Maunakea observatory to be decommissioned under UH’s Maunakea Comprehensive Management Plan, following Caltech Submillimeter Observatory and UH Hilo Hōkū Keʻa ...

Andromeda never looked as good as it does in a new image from the Chandra X-ray observatory and a range of powerful telescopes. A fitting tribute to dark matter pioneer Vera Rubin.

The University of Hawaiʻi’s 2.2-meter (88 inch) telescope on Maunakea has been recognized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers as an IEEE Milestone, an honor that spotlights ...

WASHINGTON — In addition to providing a trove of information about the early universe, the James Webb Space Telescope since its 2021 launch has obtained valuable data on various already-known planets ...

William Salyers is an American actor from Oklahoma. He is known for voicing Rigby from Regular Show, Mordin Solus from Mass Effect 3, Doctor Octopus from Marvel's Spider-Man for the PlayStation and ...

The telescope should detect killer asteroids and may even find the ninth planet in our solar system.

The Merz and Mahler Telescope may still be seen at the Cincinnati Observatory, also known as the Mt. Lookout Observatory, 180 years after its safe delivery aboard the Steamer YORKTOWN under the ...

It is possible to steal the optics from another telescope or, of course, buy new. You probably don’t want to grind your own mirrors, although good on you if you do!

Rubin was first proposed in 2001, and is expected to do great things. The observatory telescope will perform a 10-year survey of the southern sky called the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) in ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken another look at the potential "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 and found its chances of hitting the moon in December 2032 have increased to 4.3%.