New optical technologies have revolutionized astronomy, from the invention of the telescope 400 years ago to more recent developments of adaptive optics and segmented mirrors. The next disruptive ...

This system utilizes interference patterns to determine the positions of optical elements with high accuracy, enabling the construction of compact, deployable telescopes that can operate ...

In order to achieve the associated goals, the department AOS operates both deployable laser-optical ground stations and a large observatory as part of the "Orbital Photonics" scientific working group ...

The Roman — sorry, the optical telescope assembly — was parked ... In another corner of the room loomed the sun shade (or “deployable aperture cover”), which will ensure the telescope ...

Then the team integrated the Optical Telescope Assembly ... At the same time, the mission's deployable aperture cover—a visor that will shield the telescope from unwanted light—is being ...

After five years of research, a team led by professors Larry Howell and Spencer Magleby has created a foldable antenna and telescope than can deploy off space rockets and permanently ... A BYU-made, ...