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World’s Strongest Telescope Construction Faces Legal Woes

Dec 15, 2015 01:05 PM EST

The assembly of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), a $1.4 billion observatory that is expected to exceed the Hubble Telescope's power by twelvefold, has been suspended after the Supreme Court of Hawaii voided its construction permit.

Astrophotography looking bright for both pros and amateurs

Eana Maniebo |

Nov 26, 2015 02:11 PM EST

New advancements have been made that will benefit astrophotography in the professional and amateur level. This week, a computerised telescope that can be connected to cameras and television sets started its operation at the New Plymouth Observatory. At the same time, ON Semiconductor has made a new 16.2 megapixel charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensor available to the public.

China’s involvement in modern astronomy is moving quietly, steadily

Eana Maniebo |

Oct 16, 2015 09:08 AM EDT

The role of China in space exploration is prevalent in the industry.

China Builds Largest Telescope in the World

Eana Maniebo |

Oct 12, 2015 07:57 AM EDT

China joins the race to build the largest optical instrument known to man. The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) is being built that will allow scientists to capture radio signals from space billions of light years away.

Telescopes for Distant Matter and Antimatter Galaxies

Eana Maniebo |

Aug 26, 2015 12:47 PM EDT

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which is capable of looking back 13.5 billion years to see the light created by stars from the Early Universe, is undeniably one of the most popular space exploration “ideas” in the world today. It has generated so much interest among scientists and ordinary space enthusiasts alike to a point that independent groups are willing to do everything to make a version of it in their own way.