NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Optical Telescope Element Pathfinder and Parker Solar Probe models are now on permanent display at the Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Center, providing insight into testing ...

Optical aberration theory remains a fundamental component in the design and operation of space telescopes. With increasingly ambitious astronomical missions and the demand for high-resolution imaging, ...

The CDK 14 telescope by Observable Space offers a 14-inch Corrected Dall-Kirkham design, fused silica mirror, carbon fiber tube, and advanced imaging capabilities.

After full review, the observatory has been confirmed to be capable of capturing crisp, well-focused images with each of its four powerful onboard science instruments. Upon completing the seventh and ...

GREENBELT, Md. – A preliminary design review has concluded and verified the integrated performance of all subsystems in the Optical Telescope Element on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. The Optical ...

Click to open image viewer. The optical device which the astronauts used for navigation while in the Apollo Lunar Module (LM) was an alignment optical telescope (AOT). The AOT was a periscope-type ...

A narrow-band image of the Sun at a wavelength of λ=588.9nm - that of a well known solar sodium line also known as the “NaD line.” The image was acquired during recent first light efforts with the VTF ...

Astrolight CEO Laurynas Mačiulis explains how laser satellite communication could ease spectrum congestion, increase data capacity, and raise new engineering and policy questions for space ...