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James Webb Space Telescopes's Amazing 3rd Anniversary Highlights

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has been exploring the cosmos for 3 years. See some of the amazing highlights.

Roman telescope's data deluge will change who gets to do big astronomy

Roman's main camera is what makes this possible. It will see the sky with Hubble-like sharpness but with a field of view more ...

Newly discovered 1666 manuscript may trace four-lens telescope experiments to Galileo

A potentially history-altering finding by a University of Limerick researcher may provide the most detailed technical ...

In Photos: NASA’s New Roman Space Telescope Lifts Off To Map Billions Of Galaxies

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has launched aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket, beginning a mission to map billions of ...

Skywatch: New telescope puts ‘Big Picture’ in focus

At 7:26 a.m. Sunday morning, NASA launched its Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from the ...
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Milky Way's monster black hole data collected by 'legion' of telescopes

The image of supermassive black hole Sagittarius A * was created using data from the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration.

NASA's Roman telescope is in space. But don't expect photos until 2027

Here's what to know about the launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, as well as what's next for NASA's latest ...

NASA telescope honors Nancy Grace Roman, architect of space-based astronomy

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch this weekend aboard a SpaceX rocket from Kennedy Space Center in ...

The story behind NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Roman's efforts laid the groundwork for what became the Hubble Space Telescope, earning her the nickname "Mother of Hubble." ...

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifts off. Here's what it promises

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope – the space agency’s newest orbital observatory – promises unprecedented wide-angle ...

The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope Is About to Change Astronomy

Named for NASA's first female executive and first Chief of Astronomy, the telescope will provide a field of view 100 times ...
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Telescopes 101

Buying a telescope is a big step, especially if you’re not sure what all those terms — f/ratio, magnification, go-to — mean. So, to eliminate confusion and make sure you understand what you’re buying, ...