Considering the near-magical function mirrors perform, their construction is surprisingly simple. Most household mirrors are made of glass with a thin layer of metal backing (usually aluminum), and ...

Getting your first telescope should feel exciting, not frustrating. If I avoid a few common beginner mistakes, I can turn ...

The article details the successful construction of an 8-inch f/5 Newtonian Dobsonian telescope, named the Leavitt, primarily utilizing accessible consumer-grade 3D printing technology for its ...

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Scientist Kate Adamala doesn’t remember exactly when she realized her lab at the University of Minnesota was working on something potentially dangerous — so dangerous in fact that some researchers ...

In my opinion, the Bahtinov mask is one of the most useful inventions for astrophotography. The traditional use of a Bahtinov mask is for focusing a telescope only and is not used for collimation of ...

Kate Adamala had been working on something dangerous. At her synthetic biology lab, Adamala had been taking preliminary steps toward creating a living cell from scratch with one key twist: All the ...

Cleaning a mirror in your bathroom, bedroom, or living room might seem self-explanatory, but properly wiping down a mirror really makes a world of a difference. There are multiple ways you can go ...

A good mirror is only as effective as the lighting that surrounds it. That’s why having a lighted mirror is such a key part of acing your hair care or makeup routine. Sure, you can always adjust the ...

A category of synthetic organisms dubbed “mirror life,” whose component molecules are mirror images of their natural counterpart, could pose unprecedented risks to human life and ecosystems, according ...

Mirrors are seemingly simple objects that can be found in every home and usually in every single room. From the long mirrors in the halls to the small, compact ones in people’s wallets, mirrors are ...