From decades of astronomical observations, scientists know that most galaxies contain massive black holes at their centers.

Large radio telescopes are essential tools for ... a new optimized parameter model has been developed for moving-platform electro-optical telescopes, which enhances pointing accuracy by addressing ...

New optical technologies have revolutionized astronomy, from the invention of the telescope 400 years ago to more recent developments of adaptive optics and segmented mirrors. The next disruptive ...

A 40-meter-diameter radio telescope is put into use on Friday in Shigatse, Xizang autonomous region. Built by the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory under the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

Last summer, astronomer Calvin Leung was excited to analyze data from a newly built radio telescope. His goal was to pinpoint ...

Unprecedented discovery of fast radio bursts challenges existing theories. Astronomers detect repeated signals from an ...

MeerKAT has already played a key role in uncovering some of the hidden treasures of the southern sky since it became operational in 2018, and in addit ...

Astronomers from Turkey and Japan have performed optical observations of a recently discovered nearby supernova remnant known ...

Unlike optical telescopes, radio telescopes can make observations during the day. Radio telescopes are also used to collect microwave radiation, which can pass through both interstellar gas and ...

Most people are familiar with optical telescopes, which take in visible light. Radio telescopes collect radio waves, which are weakened by the time they reach earth. Radio telescopes focus and ...

However, at their core, both telescopes and monoculars are surprisingly similar optical instruments, both designed to magnify objects that are far away. There are two types of telescopes ...