Read more telescope stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2582/telescope.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:23:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67696/galileos-world-changing-telescope-turns-400.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOn August 25, 1609—400 years ago today—Galileo Galilei introduced Venice to the telescope, and the discoveries it enabled were every bit as revolutionary as Darwinism, writes Peter Walker of the Guardian . With his telescope, a brown stick weaker than today's store-bought models, Galileo detected moon-like phases of Venus,...http://www.newser.com/story/67696/galileos-world-changing-telescope-turns-400.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 10:37:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67681/amateurs-enlisted-to-solve-astronomy-mystery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists are calling on amateur astronomers to help solve the centuries-old puzzle of a super-bright star that goes dim every 27 years. Epsilon Aurigae will fade out from this fall to spring 2011; this time around, scientists are looking to ordinary sky-watchers to provide extra data on the mysterious companion...http://www.newser.com/story/67681/amateurs-enlisted-to-solve-astronomy-mystery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 8:29:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59738/despite-its-faults-and-costs-hubble-remains-crucial.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Hubble Space Telescope has expanded our knowledge of black holes, so it’s ironic that critics complain the $9.6 billion device is sucking up money and energy that could be shifted to other programs. But, on CNET, Don Reisinger defends the telescope as earthlings’ best shot at unlocking the...http://www.newser.com/story/59738/despite-its-faults-and-costs-hubble-remains-crucial.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 May 2009 13:07:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59027/hubble-gets-new-camera.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Hubble space telescope got some improved vision today in the form of a new camera. Two Atlantis astronauts completed a seven-hour spacewalk to give the 19-year-old telescope a much-needed upgrade, Space.com reports. "Woo-hoo, it's moving out," said astronaut Andrew Feustel after the old camera refused to budge at...http://www.newser.com/story/59027/hubble-gets-new-camera.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 May 2009 16:58:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56800/search-for-earths-twin-finds-similar-sized-planet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAstronomers in Chile looking for an Earth-like planet have discovered the closest one in size yet, the BBC reports. Don’t get your hopes up: Though Gliese 581 e, which lies outside our solar system, is just twice as large as Earth, it travels far too close to its sun to...http://www.newser.com/story/56800/search-for-earths-twin-finds-similar-sized-planet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Apr 2009 17:36:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40030/3-d-map-adds-light-years-to-concept-of-universe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTelescope photographs of the night sky are compelling, but it’s hard to get a feel for the heavens when you’re Earthbound. The recently completed Sloan Digital Sky Survey can help: It is a 3-D map of the area within 2 billion light years of Earth that allows the user to...http://www.newser.com/story/40030/3-d-map-adds-light-years-to-concept-of-universe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Oct 2008 17:00:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39814/trick-telescopy-aids-in-search-for-alien-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTelescope technology currently in the works will use light measurements to search for planets beyond our solar system whose orbit around a star means they could support life, Wired reports. The system, called nulling interferometry, uses tiny mirrors that move at atomic levels to combine the power of several telescopes,...http://www.newser.com/story/39814/trick-telescopy-aids-in-search-for-alien-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Oct 2008 14:03:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29776/new-telescope-joins-alien-hunt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf ET is within a hop, skip, and a solar system, a shiny new European telescope might just turn him up, Space.com reports. Made up of up to 25,000 antennae scattered throughout Europe, the LOFAR, or Low Frequency Array, will be able to scan light signals overlooked by...http://www.newser.com/story/29776/new-telescope-joins-alien-hunt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Jun 2008 14:47:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27335/microsoft-puts-universe-on-your-desktop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStargazers got a new toy today, when Microsoft unveiled WorldWide Telescope, a free new program that gives armchair astronomers an unprecedented look at the stars. The program brings Internet space programs to new heights, rendering complete 3D models of thousands of galactic destinations, the New York Times reports.http://www.newser.com/story/27335/microsoft-puts-universe-on-your-desktop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 May 2008 14:55:05 CDT