Make the most of January's new moon and survey the darkened skies with the best telescopes. Our guide will help you choose the right scope, no matter your budget or experience. Are you new to ...

Could a telescope be vibrated with the right frequency to counter the atmospheric twinkle of stars? Robert Byerly Windsor, California Yes, it can! This is one facet of adaptive optics, which ...

An adaptive optics system measures the distortion of incoming light and compensates to create sharp, clear images. Light from the telescope bounces off the adaptive mirror and is sent through a ...

The journey of astronomical telescopes began in the early 17th century when Galileo Galilei crafted his first refracting ...

This is particularly important in astronomy, where ground-based telescopes must deal with the blurring effects of the Earth's atmosphere. Deformable mirrors (DMs) are a key component of adaptive ...

Adaptive Optics (AO): A technology used in telescopes to improve image quality by compensating for distortions caused by the Earth's atmosphere. Wavefront Sensor (WFS): A device that measures the ...

Hidden in Chile’s Atacama Desert, the $1.5B Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) nears completion. With a massive 130-ft mirror, ...

We've rounded up the best telescopes for kids. Is there a budding stargazer in your family? Maybe you're trying to cultivate a child's interest in our solar system? If you're looking for one of ...

Astronomers discovered supersonic winds on a giant gas planet located over 500 light-years from Earth. In a study released ...

Abstract: This paper presents a nonsingular fast terminal sliding mode-based adaptive smooth control methodology for a distributed space telescope demonstration mission. The distributed space ...