Software solution can correct image blurring by James Webb Space Telescope

A pair of Sydney Ph.D. students helped sharpen the view of humanity's most powerful space observatory—without leaving Earth.

How we sharpened the James Webb telescope’s vision from a million kilometres away

It was put on Webb to diagnose and measure any blur in its images. Even nanometres of distortion in Webb’s 18 hexagonal ...
MIT Technology Review

An Earthling’s guide to planet hunting

Earth’s turbulent atmosphere makes it hard to detect new planets from the ground. Astronomer Rebecca Jensen-Clem is working ...
EurekAlert!

Astronomy breakthrough: The mystery of dark matter can be unraveled using radio telescopes

A new study from Tel Aviv University has predicted, for the first time, the groundbreaking results that can be obtained from detecting radio waves coming to us from the early Universe. The findings ...
Los Angeles Times

The librarian who became Palomar’s first female telescope operator, and who discovered her own comets

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Jean Mueller became Palomar Observatory’s first female telescope operator in 1985, breaking decades-old gender ...
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Telescope Innovations Revises Fund Use for Private Placement

Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 50% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert analyst insights to help you invest with confidence. Telescope Innovations Corp ( (TSE:TELI)) ...
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‘Colossal Structure’ In the Early Universe Visualized Using Very Large Telescope Data

A galaxy proto-supercluster was discovered using VIMOS instrument of ESO’s Very Large Telescope. The astronomers who discovered it have nicknamed the bohemoth “Hyperion.” It has been visualized here.
Frontiers

Circle versus rectangle: finding ‘Earth 2.0’ may be easier using a new telescope shape

Concept design for a rectangular space telescope, modeled after the Diffractive Interfero Coronagraph Exoplanet Resolver (DICER), a notional infrared space observatory, and the James Webb Space ...
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Alien Life Could Be Found By Simply Changing The Shape Of Telescopes

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
Phys.org

Circle versus rectangle: Finding 'Earth 2.0' may be easier using a new telescope shape

The Earth supports the only known life in the universe, all of it depending heavily on the presence of liquid water to facilitate chemical reactions. While single-celled life has existed almost as ...
Mashable

See the moon, sun, and planets using just your phone — the Hestia telescope is now $40 off

The following content is brought to you by Mashable partners. If you buy a product featured here, we may earn an affiliate commission or other compensation. Turn your smartphone into a telescope with ...
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As NASA Missions Study Interstellar Comet, Hubble Makes Size Estimate

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. A team of astronomers has taken the sharpest-ever picture of the unexpected interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS using the ...