Another sensor that tends to be hidden away in plain sight is the ambient light sensor. Once again, you've seen it in action as it's used to adjust the brightness levels of your screen. But with the ...

AST SpaceMobile's newest satellite successfully unfolded its massive 2,400 square-foot array, which has been designed to beam cellular connectivity to phones on the ground.

Southern Arizona’s dry air, dark skies, and plentiful mountain peaks are prime conditions for the many world-class telescopes that dot the region. These conditions, unfortunately, come with ...

A explosive breakdown of NASA’s latest 3I/ATLAS images, online outrage, unexplained anomalies, and expert criticism. The interstellar mystery that should’ve brought answers but unleashed suspicion ...

A quiet dawn at Mount Abu brought an unusual sight as scientists watched an interstellar visitor fade into distant space. The comet, carrying ancient ices, offered rare data before slipping away.

Pointing at stars may seem easy on the surface—just mount a telescope to a tripod and you’re done, right? As anyone who’s spent time with a telescope can tell you, it’s not that simple, given that the ...

As the Vera C. Rubin Observatory surveys the night sky, astrophysicists expect to unlock the secrets of dark matter, dark energy and cosmic phenomena that go “bang!” The telescope mount assembly ...

PASADENA, Calif., June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Giant Magellan Telescope received official approval from the National Science Foundation (NSF) confirming that the observatory will advance into ...

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