02 December 2016
GREGOR helps scientists take a closer look at the Sun
...solar telescope and is located at Teide Observatory on Tenerife, Spain. It observes the Sun at visible and near-infrared wavelengths and its primary scientific goal is high precision measurements of the solar magnetic field. With a spatial resolution...
21 July 2021
New balloon-borne astronomical telescope to rival Hubble
... images in a single optical band, and the James Webb Space Telescope due to launch this autumn is limited to infrared wavelengths. This means SuperBIT will be the only facility in the world capable of high-resolution multicolour optical and...