For centuries, telescopes have relied oncurved glass lenses to bend light and bring the cosmos into focus. While effective, these traditional lenses come with a major drawback—the more powerful they ...

For centuries, cameras and telescopes have relied on curved glass or plastic lenses to bend light and bring images into focus ...

"With Earth in the rearview mirror, we're on cruise control until we reach the Moon's orbit and perform a Lunar Orbit Insertion in just a couple days," the post continued. "So long, and thanks for ...

That's why observatory and space-based telescopes rely on massive, curved mirrors instead to ... capabilities of their flat lens with test images of the sun and moon. "Our demonstration is a ...