The teenager was researching the Miura-ori fold when Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida and wildfires raged in Southern California. “I thought maybe these origami patterns, which are strong and ...

Celestron, Earth's number one telescope brand, today announced the launch of the Lumina Program, a buy-one, give-one initiative designed to expand access to hands-on astronomy education for K-12 ...

BHPian KomS_CarLog recently shared this with other enthusiasts:Everything starts with a vision, something you would want to ...

Light is the fastest phenomenon in the universe, clocking in at just under 300,000 kilometers per second. The telescopes that observe that light, from radio waves to gamma rays, are built at rather ...

On Sunday, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stuffed with cargo carried a brand new NASA telescope into space, where it was observed deploying in Sun-synchronous orbit, the agency later confirmed. Dubbed ...

Eric and Wendy Schmidt are backing a start-up-like approach to building a giant space telescope and powerful ground observatories. By Kenneth Chang Kenneth Chang reported on the unveiling of Schmidt ...

Prior to World War II the vast majority of telescopes built around the world were funded by wealthy people with an interest in the heavens above. However, after the war, two significant developments ...

PHOENIX — A billionaire-backed philanthropic organization is funding the development of a series of new observatories, including a space telescope larger than Hubble that its backers say can be built ...

PHOENIX, Ariz.—A first-of-its-kind space telescope could soon launch into orbit and potentially chart a new path forward for astronomy. “For 20 years, Eric and I have pursued philanthropy to seek new ...

Northumberland has some of the most pristine dark skies in Europe and a range of ways to enjoy them, from observatory tours to cosy forest cabins equipped with state-of-the-art telescopes. Set in ...

BRISTOL — Winter is an excellent time to view stars, planets and other celestial phenomena. Winter Astronomy is scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 9 at Bonneyville Mill County Park’s Briar Patch Shelter, ...

NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope has completed its first infrared map of the entire sky in 102 colors using observations made between May and December 2025. NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope — launched in ...