Supermassive Black Hole Dissected With Natural Magnifying Glasses: 1,000 Times Clearer Than Best Telescopes Can Do

Combining a double natural "magnifying glass" with the power of ESO's Very Large Telescope, astronomers have scrutinised the inner parts of the disc around a supermassive black hole 10 billion light-years away.

Powerful telescope to 'open new window in universe'

Scientists at Canberra's Mount Stromlo Observatory will control and process data from a new type of astronomical telescope known as Skymapper.

Top telescopes share images online

Amateur astronomers now have internet access to imagery from the best telescopes on earth and in space with a new online service.

Virtual telescope opens night sky

Nearly tagged this as "travel" :) "Microsoft has launched WorldWide Telescope, a free tool that stitches together images from some of the best ground- and space-based telescopes.