Observatories
SOFIA Makes its First Flight
If you want clear skies for astronomy, you need to get above the atmosphere. At the top of high mountain…
South Pole Telescope Sees First Light
Telescopes located on the Earth suffer from having to peer through our thick atmosphere. That's why they're located at high…
Instruments Integrated Into the Supercool Planck Observatory
One of the most powerful new space observatories, ESA's Planck mission, reached an important milestone with the integration of several…
Great Story on the Many Worlds Space Observatory
Here's a link to a great story on USA Today about the Many Worlds observatory, proposed by Webster Cash. I've…
Tiny Shutters in the James Webb Telescope Improve its Vision
NASA has a new article on their site describing one of the technologies going into the mighty James Webb Space…
Next Up, the COROT Space Telescope
Step aside Hubble, Chandra, Spitzer, there's a new space telescope ready for launch. On December 27, 2006, the European Space…
Gallery of the Gemini North Telescope
I know we normally like to see pictures taken by telescopes, but here's cool set of pictures of telescopes. Okay,…
Studies Will Proceed on Extremely Large Telescope
The European Southern Observatory's governing body has agreed to proceed with detailed studies for a new, Extremely Large Telescope. The…
Enhanced Vision for the Subaru Telescope
The Subaru telescope has been equipped with a new adaptive optics system that has enhanced its already impressive vision by…
New Telescope Will Search for Asteroids and Map Out the Universe
A newly built observatory on Maui is getting ready to release a flood of astronomical data. The 1.8 metre Pan-STARRS…