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.

Scientists moot telescope farm for moon

Astronomers looking for a clear and quiet place from which to map the faintest echoes from the universe's infancy may have found a welcome mat on the far side of the moon.