It's being called "the world's biggest eye on the sky." Scientists are building the world's largest optical reflecting telescope in Chile, a tool so powerful it will enable man to study ancient ...

For most of us who are not astronomers, the image that comes to mind when describing a reflecting telescope is of a huge instrument in its own domed-roof building on a mountain top. But a reflecting ...

In order to be seen, light from objects needs to reach our eyes. Therefore, objects that are far away don’t reflect enough light back for us to see them. The objective lens of a traditional telescope ...

For nearly as long as we've walked the Earth, humans have tried to make sense of the stars. Now, three new sky-gazing tools are poised to tell us even more. Each will play a unique role in deciphering ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Reflecting telescope made in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. You can build a refracting telescope, where the lens focuses the light, ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1667, then a young Fellow at ...