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Animation of a man using Unistellar Envision Binoculars, showing the AR features being superimposed on a mountain

These smart AR binoculars are "the first significant advancement in decades"

By Leonie Helm last updated

News This integrated technology combines high quality optics with augmented reality features

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Celestron Labs S20 microscope

Celestron Labs S20 microscope review

By Matt Smith published

review This budget stereo microscope is quick to set up and produces impressive 3D closeups of everyday objects

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Kowa TSN-55

Kowa launches quality spotting scope designed with compactness in mind

By Sebastian Oakley published

News Kowa's new TSN-55A and TSN-55S spotting scopes bring quality optics in a compact and lightweight package

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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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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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Matt Smith using the Levenhuk LabZZ M101 with magnified image inserted

Levenhuk LabZZ M101 microscope review

By Matt Smith published

review This cheap microscope could make an excellent Christmas present, but does it stand up to testing?

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A graphic depicting Nikon Z Series eyewear lenses, with Japanese text and a man wearing spectacles looking at his phone

Now you can get Nikon Z lenses for your glasses… designed using MTF charts!

By Leonie Helm published

News Did you know that Nikon has been producing eyewear lenses since 1946? Now it's using MTF charts to make them better!

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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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