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Astronomers Develop New Thin-Film Technology that Could Enhance Telescope Mirrors

Materials scientist Nobuhiko Kobayashi wasn't quite sure why the astronomer he met at a wine-tasting several years ago was so interested in his research, but as he learned more about telescope mirrors it began to make sense.

19 Sep 2017

Keeping NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Inside the Johnson Space Center

In a recent photograph taken at Chamber A of NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, a bunny-suited technician is seen performing the important task of guaranteeing that no unwanted infrared light interferes with the optical testing of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope inside this chamber.

13 Sep 2017

New Sophisticated Telescope for Detecting Optical Signals from Gravitational Waves

A sophisticated telescope for detecting optical signatures of gravitational waves - developed and operated by a global research partnership, headed by the University of Warwick - has been officially launched.

5 Jul 2017

China Launches First Homegrown X-ray Telescope to Study Black Holes

China's first homegrown X-ray telescope, which aims to survey the Milky Way to observe celestial sources of X-rays, lifted off into space at 11 AM local time on June 15.

16 Jun 2017

Scientists Achieve Highest Ever Reflectance in Far-Ultraviolet Spectral Range

Scientists at NASA have produced telescope mirrors that have the highest ever reflectance observed in the far-ultraviolet spectral range. Now, they are attempting to set another record.

31 May 2017

Construction of World’s Largest Optical and Infrared Telescope Begins in Chile

Scientists are a step closer to understanding the inner-workings of the universe following the laying of the first stone, and construction starting on the world's largest optical and infrared telescope

29 May 2017

NexOptic, Spectrum Capture First Images of the Moon Using Breakthrough Blade Optics System

NexOptic Technology Corp. and Spectrum Optix Inc. of Calgary, Canada and together with NexOptic, the "Companies" are pleased to announce that they have completed assembly of their proof of concept telescope prototype lens stack and successfully captured its first set of unprocessed images of the moon.

22 Feb 2017

New Optical Device Provides Detailed, Real-Time Pictures of Solar Activity

A groundbreaking new optical device, developed at NJIT’s Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) to correct images of the Sun distorted by multiple layers of atmospheric turbulence, is providing scientists with the most precisely detailed, real-time pictures to date of solar activity occurring across vast stretches of the star’s surface.

11 Jan 2017

Spectrum Successfully Completes Tests of Blade Optics™ Lens Technology for First-of-its-Kind Telescope Prototype

Spectrum receives grant of design patent in European community. NexOptic Technology Corp. ("NexOptic") (OTCQB: NXOPF, TSX VENTURE: NXO, Frankfurt: E301, Berlin: E301) and Spectrum Optix Inc. of Calgary, Canada ("Spect...

30 Nov 2016

Engineers Successfully Complete First Important Optical Measurement of Webb’s Mirror

Engineers and technicians working on the James Webb Space Telescope successfully completed the first important optical measurement of Webb’s fully assembled primary mirror, called a Center of Curvature test.

3 Nov 2016