A radically different type of X-ray space telescope has been designed at KTH, using advanced optic techniques that were originally developed in medical imaging research. The telescope, which... Read more
A new, low-cost attachment to telescopes allows previously unachievable precision in ground-based observations of exoplanets — planets beyond our solar system. With the new attachment,... Read more
At UC Santa Cruz, an electrical engineer has teamed up with astronomers to improve telescope mirrors using thin-film technology from the electronics industry Materials scientist Nobuhiko Kob... Read more
More than twice as sharp as Hubble A team of astronomers from three institutions has developed a new type of telescope camera that makes higher resolution images than ever before, the culmin... Read more