The idea of 3D printing your own telescope sounds like the perfect blend of maker culture and backyard astronomy. You get to put your printer to work on something serious, assemble a real optical ...

March 11, 2025 will forever be remembered as the date when one of humanity's most capable space telescopes was launched. The hardware is called SPHEREx, and, among other things, it will be capable of ...

There are thousands of known exoplanets, many of which are too dark to directly see, but scientists have made a 3D map by combining multiple imaging techniques.

Building a DIY telescope is one thing, but building a professional-grade telescope that can robotically track celestial objects is entirely another. Most of us have neither the time nor technical ...