Researchers have developed a new way to use femtosecond laser pulses to fabricate the high-precision ultrathin mirrors required for high-performance x-ray telescopes. The technique could help improve ...

The Giant Magellan Telescope begins the four-year process to fabricate and polish its seventh and final primary mirror, the last required to complete the telescope’s 368 square meter light collecting ...

TUCSON, AZ — We have an inside look at part of what makes the University of Arizona the most active university in space exploration. UA officials say the space programs launch $560 million into ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — We have an inside look at part of what makes University of Arizona the most active university in space exploration. UA says its space programs launch 560 Million dollars into ...

'It could make lightweight mirrors that are 15 or 20 meters in diameter a reality.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A scientist ...

Scientists at the University of Arizona and in California have completed the most challenging large astronomical mirror ever made. For the past several years, a group of optical scientists and ...

Aug. 31—CANTON — A massive 11-foot-wide mirror, created in Canton, is installed at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. The mirror will help scientists identify potentially harmful asteroids and ...

GREENBELT, Md. – Scientists working at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., have concocted an innovative recipe for giant telescope mirrors on the Moon. To make a mirror that dwarfs ...

Webb continues on its path to becoming a focused observatory. The team has successfully worked through the second and third out of seven total phases of mirror alignment. With the completion of these ...

A Private Telescope. In 2026, Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO, and his wife Wendy announced a new astronomy program funded by their Schmidt Sciences foundation, according to Ziare ...