A little over four times the diameter of the James Webb Space Telescope. According to the website, the mirrors are cast at the University of Arizona mirror lab and take four years each to make.
The James Webb Telescope's gold mirrors aren’t just for looks—they’re a scientific marvel. Gold reflects up to 99% of ...
The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) — the world's largest visible- and infrared-light ...
Astronomical observatories use several techniques to compensate for distortions in images caused by our atmosphere.
The Webb telescope — a scientific collaboration between NASA, ESA, and the Canadian Space Agency — is designed to peer into ...
Telescope mirrors are sensitive and prone to damage ... And if you happen to have some left over, it can be used to help make your own windshield wiper fluid, too. Want the latest in tech and ...
Astronomers have captured the most detailed infrared images yet of an active galactic nucleus (AGN), using the Large ...