Liquid mirrors can only point straight up. could magnets solve this problem?
When it comes to telescope mirrors, larger is generally better. The larger your main mirror, the more light you can capture ...
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TNO technology selected for Secondary Mirror of W. M. Keck Observatory
TNO is excited to provide cutting edge adaptive optics technology to improve the vision of the world-class Keck Observatory.
Want a workout? Try walking to the top of the world's largest telescope (photo)
The world's largest telescope continues to take shape on the Cerro Armazones mountain in Chile's Atacama Desert.
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The first shocking images of the new James Webb Space Telescope
On May 20, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope sent its first image to Earth. This photo turned out to be 50% sharper than ...
Building The Biggest Telescope You Can Buy
the PlaneWave CDK1000. and now it's also for those into serious star gazing. or if it's a stellar money pit. This is, Desired.
NASA's Webb telescope threatened with budget cuts. They would hit hard.
"The operations work at STScI, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, and other NASA contractors is funded by the operational ...
NASA’s New, $4 Billion Space Telescope Will Unravel a Great Cosmic Mystery
“We [will be able to] move quickly and map out very large areas of the sky,” adds Josh Schlieder, the telescope’s wide-field ...
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Chile-based telescope will search for earliest stars and signs of extraterrestrial life
The boxes are due to be assembled into one giant mirror approximately 1-1/2 times the size of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate. The telescope's primary mirror will measure about 39.3 meters (130 feet ...