That's the ethos behind Vaonis's Hestia. It's not a smart telescope, or even a normal telescope. Think of it as a lens to ...

I have been writing about the Giant Magellan Telescope for a long time. Nearly two decades ago, for example, I wrote that ...

A company called Reflect Orbital wants to illuminate the Earth after sunset with orbital sky mirrors, raising alarm bells.

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. BOSTON, Jan. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Diffraqtion, an MIT and University of Maryland spinout developing satellite ...

BOSTON, Jan. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Diffraqtion, an MIT and University of Maryland spinout developing satellite constellations powered by a novel quantum camera, today announced the close of their ...

3D printing your own telescope is rewarding and customizable, but it rarely saves money once optics, materials, and time are included.

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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The University of Michigan has been announced as one of two American institutions helping with the design and construction of a new tool for the world’s largest optical ...

An ideal beginner telescope that our expert reviewed earlier this year and recommends for those new to astronomy is now over $100 cheaper ahead of Black Friday. When you purchase through links on our ...

You’ve got a laser cutter. You’ve got a 3D printer. What do you make? [Ayushmaan45] suggests a telescope. The modest instrument isn’t going to do serious astronomy with only 8X worth of optics, but it ...

The last closed intersection that is part of the BUILD project will reopen soon and a celebration will follow, the City of Greenville announced on Tuesday. The intersection of South Pitt and West ...