- A
telescope is a
device used to
observe distant objects by
their emission, absorption, or
reflection of
electromagnetic radiation.
Originally it was an...
- The
James Webb
Space Telescope (JWST) is a
space telescope designed to
conduct infrared astronomy. Its high-resolution and high-sensitivity instruments...
- The
history of the
telescope can be
traced to
before the
invention of the
earliest known telescope,
which appeared in 1608 in the Netherlands, when a...
- The
Hubble Space Telescope (often
referred to as HST or Hubble) is a
space telescope that was
launched into low
Earth orbit in 1990 and
remains in operation...
-
space telescope, it was
later observed by the
James Webb
Space Telescope in
order to
study the planet's atmosphere. In 2019 the
presence of
water vapour...
- The
Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is an
astronomical observatory under construction. When completed, it will be the world's
largest optical/near-infrared...
- The
Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) is a
planned extremely large telescope (ELT) that has
become controversial due to its
location on
Mauna Kea, on the island...
- An
infrared telescope is a
telescope that uses
infrared light to
detect celestial bodies.
Infrared light is one of
several types of
radiation present in...
-
Submillimeter Telescope (SMT),
formerly known as the
Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope, is a
submillimeter wavelength radio telescope located on Mount...
- present. An
important example is of a
telescope filled with
water. The
velocity of the
light in such a
telescope will be
slower than in vacuum, and is...