push the limits of the unknown for years to come. The new camera is known as QUEST (Quasar Equatorial Survey Team).

The first image represents just a fraction of the power the observatory's eventual camera will have. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

One of the world’s most new important telescopes—due to have “first light” later this year—is about to receive humanity’s most powerful ever camera. Formerly known as the Large Synoptic Survey ...

The biggest digital camera on Earth is finished — and it will soon revolutionize our grasp of the cosmos. The Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California announced the ...

Last of six meter-scale optical components delivered to SLAC, with CCD camera's shipment to Chile expected next summer. The last of the enormous optical components for what will become the world's ...

If you've ever tried to take a photo of the moon and stars, you know that astrophotography is incredibly challenging. Although there are tips and tricks for taking astrophotos on your cell phone, to ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) -The solar eclipse is just a week away and Rick Murray is busy practicing. Seven years ago he found himself in the path of totality, the best place to be during an eclipse. Using ...

Next year, the world of astronomy is set to get even bigger with the first operations of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. This mammoth observatory is currently under construction at the peak of Cerro ...

A backyard astrophotographer discovered a new galaxy with a 2MP camera. A 14-year-old unearthed a supernova by combing ...