Well, any of us who has ever looked through a telescope could say the same, for the two principal types in use today were developed by giants: the refractor by Galileo and the reflector by Newton.

Make the most of January's new moon and survey the darkened skies with the best telescopes ... Because without the moon's reflective glow, it'll be far easier to pick out stars, nebulas, planets ...

Nebulae come in different types, such as emission, reflection, and dark nebulae. One of the most well-known and visible examples is the Orion Nebula. NASA uses cutting-edge telescopes and instruments ...

The Helix Nebula is an example of a planetary nebula. Though it looks like a bubble or eye from Earth’s point of view, the Helix is actually a trillion-mile-long tunnel of glowing gases. In its center ...