The CDK 14 telescope by Observable Space offers a 14-inch Corrected Dall-Kirkham design, fused silica mirror, carbon fiber tube, and advanced imaging capabilities.

Optical aberration theory remains a fundamental component in the design and operation of space telescopes. With increasingly ambitious astronomical missions and the demand for high-resolution imaging, ...

Researchers in the US have demonstrated how quantum entanglement could be used to detect optical signals from astronomical ...

Astrolight CEO Laurynas Mačiulis explains how laser satellite communication could ease spectrum congestion, increase data capacity, and raise new engineering and policy questions for space ...

Click to open image viewer. The optical device which the astronauts used for navigation while in the Apollo Lunar Module (LM) was an alignment optical telescope (AOT). The AOT was a periscope-type ...

After full review, the observatory has been confirmed to be capable of capturing crisp, well-focused images with each of its four powerful onboard science instruments. Upon completing the seventh and ...

Today, April 11, 2006, The Planetary Society dedicated a new optical telescope at an observatory in Harvard, Massachusetts — one designed solely to search for light ...

The project resembles an Earth-bound James Webb Space Telescope. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the latest ...

This all-inclusive refractor is best for observing planets and the moon, but still able to give skywatchers some glimpses of deep-sky objects.

China plans to build a general-purpose optical telescope with the greatest aperture in Asia as soon as possible between 2024 and 2030 to compete with other nations' optical astronomical telescopes.