Telescope

Chances are that you've been pretty disappointed when pointing your smartphone's camera skyward on a full moon. The Hestia telescope aims to get you closer to the celestial action by using "the power of your smartphone sensor to photograph the stars."

Back at CES 2023, smart telescope maker Unistellar launched a new model that could digitally remove light pollution from cities to give users a clear view of the stars. Now the company has improved on the formula with its new Deep Dark Technology.

The First Light Pavilion at Jodrell Bank places a visitor's center next to the site's famous Lovell Telescope. The subterranean building has the same dimensions as the telescope's dish, and in a nice touch makes use of its original steel panels too.

Designer Hyunsik Moon has caught our eye with a very odd EV concept. The Zodiac Stargazer places two passengers in an astronomical telescope on wheels, which can rotate to face directly upward, giving you an extraordinary window to the universe.

The focal plane for what will be the world’s largest digital camera has been used to snap the first ever 3,200-megapixel images, with the team now preparing to install this sensor array into a next-generation telescope to study the universe.

Given how many satellites and bits of orbital debris are now orbiting the Earth, it's becoming increasingly important to keep track of where they all are. A new telescope system allows space agencies and other clients to do so – even in broad daylight.

The Pentax VD 4x20 WP is an innovative multifunctional optical tool that looks like an unassuming pair of binoculars but splits apart to increase viewing versatility. Share with a friend or fasten the two scopes together to increase magnification.

The all-new Nissan Navara Dark Sky Concept is a ruggedized pickup pulling a heavy-duty trailer, but it's not going fishing or camping – it's there to take astronomers far away from the light pollution of civilization. It's essentially a tough, no-nonsense observatory on wheels.

Here's something for backyard stargazers to drool over. Gemma Observatory is a private astronomical hideaway perched atop a remote mountain in New Hampshire that combines responsive design with functional smarts to make a unique platform for exploring the night sky.

It's easy to find a ground image of the International Space Station that looks as if it was taken only a mile away. DARPA wants to go this several magnitudes better with a new telescopic system that can take detailed images of satellites in geosynchronous orbit.

April 24 will mark a significant milestone in the life of one of mankind's greatest scientific instruments – the 25-year anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope. Join us as we celebrate the history and achievements of the telescope that inspired a generation.

Sandia National Laboratories’ Rapid Adaptive Zoom for Assault Rifles (RAZAR) riflescope is capable of switching between high and low zoom magnifications at the touch of a button, allowing soldiers to concentrate on the battle rather than their scopes.