Mirrors are a critical part of any space telescope, and the James Webb Space Telescope’s mirrors are made of a special element that will enable it to withstand the rigors of space and see farther back ...

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The University of Arizona Steward Observatory Mirror Lab’s casting of the first mirror for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) “appears to be essentially perfect,” UA Steward Observatory Director Peter ...

Can space telescopes be improved for future astronomy studies? This is what a researcher from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics hopes to find out as he developed a method of ...

'It could make lightweight mirrors that are 15 or 20 meters in diameter a reality.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking ...

In May 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) encountered a problem. The giant observatory, perched 1 million miles from Earth, has a honeycomb-like configuration of mirror panels to see the ...

WASHINGTON — Researchers have developed a new way to produce and shape large, high-quality mirrors that are much thinner than the primary mirrors previously used for telescopes deployed in space. The ...