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An image of the Plato payload model, showing where the 26 cameras will be attached

Does another Earth exist? With 26 cameras and 2,000MP, Plato the planet hunter will find out

By Leonie Helm published

News The Plato spacecraft will carry 26 cameras and pack 2 billion pixels – the most ever for a space mission

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Best smart telescope - a couple use the Vaonis Stellina to view the night sky via an iPad

The best smart telescope in 2024

By Jamie Carter last updated

Buying Guide The best smart telescopes make it easy to observe and photograph faint deep sky objects even from cities

Buying Guide
Unistellar Odyssey Pro telescope on a tripod outside on a tiled floor

Unistellar Odyssey Pro review: rip through light pollution and make deep-sky and solar system astrophotography easy

By Jamie Carter published

Review Smaller, more affordable, and easier to use than other smart telescopes, this travel-friendly addition adds solar system imaging and a Nikon eyepiece

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This infrared image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope was taken by the NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) for the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey, or JADES, program. The NIRCam data was used to determine which galaxies to study further with spectroscopic observations. One such galaxy, JADES-GS-z14-0 (shown in the pullout), was determined to be at a redshift of 14.32 (+0.08/-0.20), making it the current record-holder for the most distant known galaxy.

Earliest and most distant galaxy ever photographed with James Webb Space Telescope

By Leonie Helm published

News This is not only an incredible technological achievement, it could also unlock the mysteries of how the universe began

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The car-sized LSST Camera is lifted above the floor inside Rubin Observatory, surrounded by about 8 people in construction protective clothing. The camera looks like a super-sized version of the lens portion of a handheld DSLR or similar, with a 5.5-foot diameter lens cap displaying the Rubin and SLAC National Lab logos.

The largest camera ever built arrives safely at its overseas observatory, ready to unlock the mysteries of the universe

By Leonie Helm published

News After two decades of work, the mighty 3,200-megapixel LSST Camera has finally arrived at its destination in Chile

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Close up of the Vaonis Vespera II telescope outside

Vaonis Vespera II review: an ideal smart telescope for astrophotography beginners and advanced amateurs alike

By Jamie Carter published

Review The Vaonis Vespera II’s upgraded features help make it a hugely enjoyable and rewarding smart telescope that works well even in light pollution

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NIST team members Bakhrom Oripov (left) and Ryan Morgenstern (right) mount the superconducting camera to a specialized cryogenic stage Credit: Adam McCaughan/NIST

NASA's ultralow-noise superconducting camera smashes pixel limit in search for Earth-like planets

By Leonie Helm published

News A team of researchers developed a superconducting camera that smashes pixel limit in hunt for exoplanets beyond our solar system

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ZWO Seestar S50 telescope outside

ZWO Seestar S50 review: bringing smart telescopes to the masses

By Jamie Carter published

Review A breakthrough product among would-be astrophotographers, the Seestar’s grab-and-go design is backed up by some intruiging images

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Woman studying the night sky using one of the best budget telescopes

Best budget telescopes in 2024: cost-effective ways to stargaze

By Jase Parnell-Brookes last updated

Buying Guide Whether you want to photograph the stars or just enjoy looking at them, these are the best budget telescopes

Buying Guide
Man silhouetted against the night sky, looking through one of the best computerized telescopes

Best computerized telescopes in 2024: smart telescopes that find objects for you

By Jase Parnell-Brookes last updated

Buying Guide Locate specific stars, planets and galaxies this easy way, with the best computerized telescopes

Buying Guide
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