The new MOTHRA telescope hopes to reveal the “cosmic web”, which huge network of gas and dark matter that connects galaxies across the cosmos. It aims to do so by using a specific kind of telescope – ...

This all-inclusive refractor is best for observing planets and the moon, but still able to give skywatchers some glimpses of deep-sky objects.

A team of astronomers have used the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) on Hawaii to discover four pairs of stars that orbit each other in less than 4 hours. Until now it was thought that such ...

Rubin Observatory issues live alerts of changes in the night sky, a UK innovation allows us to observe millions of unfolding ...

This dramatic image is the first to be produced by e-MERLIN, a powerful new array of radio telescopes linked across the UK. Spearheaded by the University of Manchester’s Jodrell Bank Observatory and ...

Seeing the stars or the moon doesn’t have to be complicated; even a beginner can do it with the right scope. By John Alexander Published Feb 27, 2025 9:15 AM EST We may earn revenue from the products ...

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Richard Massey receives funding from the UK Space Agency to support Euclid, and leads UK involvement in the SuperBIT balloon-born telescope. In recent decades, we’ve learnt huge amounts about the ...

The smallest smart telescope ever made impresses with both basic and advanced astrophotography options, but images are strictly for sharing ...