On December 25, 2021, the largest and most powerful space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, was launched into space ...

For hundreds of years, telescopes have allowed us to map the stars and study the great mysteries of the cosmos. Astronomers knew there were other planets in our solar system even before telescopes, ...

The critical issue -- The technology of grinding crystals in antiquity and the Middle Ages -- The reading stones (lapides ad legendum) -- The first dioptrical vision aids -- Glass techniques in the ...

In this latest instalment of Future Chronicles, an imagined history of future inventions, Rowan Hooper explores the advances ...

On Sept. 17, 1789, the British astronomer William Herschel discovered Saturn's "Death Star" moon, Mimas. Of course, "Star ...

"The articles in this collection are reprinted from Automotive Industries and Public Works." The first American woman to walk in space recounts her experience as part of the team that launched, ...

When everything shakes, precision is usually impossible – everybody who has ever tried to take a photo with shaky hands or make handwritten notes on a bumpy bus journey knows that. With technical ...

Scientists say the James Webb Space Telescope has captured an unprecedented look inside a butterfly nebula, revealing matter around a dying star. The international space community, consisting of NASA, ...

Webb, Hubble, and SPHEREx are joining forces to study the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, revealing details about its structure and chemistry. The comet isn’t dangerous, but it’s offering scientists a ...