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Telescopes are optical tools used by astronomers to visualize distant objects. There are many types of telescopes including optical, radio, X-ray, and Gamma-ray telescopes. The first known telescopes were invented in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 17th century.
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OCT 08, 2017Videos
KIC 8462852, also known as Tabby's Star, resides more than 1,200 light years away from Earth and baffles scientists ever ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 06, 2017Space & Astronomy
One of the vital reasons we have observatories floating around in space, such as the Hubble Space Telescope, is that gro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 04, 2017Space & Astronomy
Although the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will become Hubble’s successor, that’s not to say that it wil ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 28, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Credit: forplayday/thinkstock From the discoveries of Earth-like exoplanets to finding water in every corner of our sola ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 25, 2017Space & Astronomy
An ongoing problem for NASA, SpaceX, and other entities involved with space travel, is packing as much equipment as poss ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 24, 2017Space & Astronomy
While astronomers studied the asteroid belt in between Mars and Jupiter with the Hubble Space Telescope over the course ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 21, 2017Space & Astronomy
The James Webb Space Telescope will be the most powerful space telescope ever built, and it will succeed NASA’s Hu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 18, 2017Space & Astronomy
Astronomers from both McGill University in Canada and the University of Exeter in the U.K. used the Hubble Space Telesco ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 05, 2017Space & Astronomy
Ask almost anyone you know what supernovae are, and you’ll probably hear how they’re the result of a star co ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 01, 2017Space & Astronomy
One of the biggest questions astronomers can ask after discovering new exoplanets is whether they’re habitable. Th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 31, 2017Space & Astronomy
September 1st is the day that a massive 2.7-mile-wide asteroid dubbed Florence will safely pass the Earth at just 4.4 mi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 27, 2017Space & Astronomy
Over the last several years, a distant system containing the star KIC 8462852 (also known as Tabby’s Star) has rec ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 25, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA has hyped up the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) since its inception, but only as the telescope nears completion ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 21, 2017Space & Astronomy
Millions across the United States will watch the total solar eclipse on Monday, an event that hasn’t occurred here ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 17, 2017Space & Astronomy
All the planets in our solar system orbit the Sun while independently rotating in one direction or another at various sp ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 16, 2017Space & Astronomy
TRAPPIST-1 has been somewhat of a cosmic mystery since its deepest and darkest exoplanetary secrets were unveiled earlie ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 12, 2017Space & Astronomy
While NASA and other space scientists have known about the presence of cosmic rays for ages, that’s not to say tha ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 08, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will soon replace the Hubble Space Telescope as the space agency’s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 05, 2017Space & Astronomy
Researchers hailing from the University of Exeter have made a compelling discovery after pointing the Hubble Space Teles ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 04, 2017Space & Astronomy
Lockheed Martin is developing a new technology they're calling the Segmented Planar Imaging Detector for Electro-Opt ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 01, 2017Videos
Tabby's star (KIC 8462852) has been getting a lot of attention over the last few years. Some people legitimately think a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 01, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA is planning to launch the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to succeed the Hubble Space Telescope in 2018, a move t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 31, 2017Space & Astronomy
It’s nothing new for astronomers to find a new planet outside of our solar system; these are commonly referred to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 28, 2017Space & Astronomy
When it comes to satellite launches, NASA loves to get things rolling as soon as they can, but perhaps their giddiness t ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
OCT 08, 2017
Videos
KIC 8462852, also known as Tabby's Star, resides more than 1,200 light years away from Earth and baffles scientists ever
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 06, 2017
Space & Astronomy
One of the vital reasons we have observatories floating around in space, such as the Hubble Space Telescope, is that gro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 04, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Although the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will become Hubble’s successor, that’s not to say that it wil
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 28, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Credit: forplayday/thinkstock From the discoveries of Earth-like exoplanets to finding water in every corner of our sola
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 25, 2017
Space & Astronomy
An ongoing problem for NASA, SpaceX, and other entities involved with space travel, is packing as much equipment as poss
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 24, 2017
Space & Astronomy
While astronomers studied the asteroid belt in between Mars and Jupiter with the Hubble Space Telescope over the course
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 21, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The James Webb Space Telescope will be the most powerful space telescope ever built, and it will succeed NASA’s Hu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 18, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers from both McGill University in Canada and the University of Exeter in the U.K. used the Hubble Space Telesco
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 05, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Ask almost anyone you know what supernovae are, and you’ll probably hear how they’re the result of a star co
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 01, 2017
Space & Astronomy
One of the biggest questions astronomers can ask after discovering new exoplanets is whether they’re habitable. Th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 31, 2017
Space & Astronomy
September 1st is the day that a massive 2.7-mile-wide asteroid dubbed Florence will safely pass the Earth at just 4.4 mi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 27, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Over the last several years, a distant system containing the star KIC 8462852 (also known as Tabby’s Star) has rec
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 25, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA has hyped up the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) since its inception, but only as the telescope nears completion
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 21, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Millions across the United States will watch the total solar eclipse on Monday, an event that hasn’t occurred here
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 17, 2017
Space & Astronomy
All the planets in our solar system orbit the Sun while independently rotating in one direction or another at various sp
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 16, 2017
Space & Astronomy
TRAPPIST-1 has been somewhat of a cosmic mystery since its deepest and darkest exoplanetary secrets were unveiled earlie
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 12, 2017
Space & Astronomy
While NASA and other space scientists have known about the presence of cosmic rays for ages, that’s not to say tha
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 08, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will soon replace the Hubble Space Telescope as the space agency’s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 05, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Researchers hailing from the University of Exeter have made a compelling discovery after pointing the Hubble Space Teles
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 04, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Lockheed Martin is developing a new technology they're calling the Segmented Planar Imaging Detector for Electro-Opt
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 01, 2017
Videos
Tabby's star (KIC 8462852) has been getting a lot of attention over the last few years. Some people legitimately think a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 01, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA is planning to launch the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to succeed the Hubble Space Telescope in 2018, a move t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 31, 2017
Space & Astronomy
It’s nothing new for astronomers to find a new planet outside of our solar system; these are commonly referred to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 28, 2017
Space & Astronomy
When it comes to satellite launches, NASA loves to get things rolling as soon as they can, but perhaps their giddiness t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard