Scientists have demonstrated, for the first time, a new type of mirror that forgoes a familiar shiny metallic surface and instead reflects infrared light by using an unusual magnetic property of a non ...

Herschel mirror, an innovative device made from silicon carbide, got its top quality aluminum reflective surface at Calar Alto coating facility. Calar Alto coating facility Ground-based telescopes ...

A story of the impressive Chandra X-ray Observatory, how the telescope works, and the sad recent news of budget cuts halting research.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16—As in Alice's journey through the looking-glass to Wonderland, mirrors in the real world can sometimes behave in surprising and unexpected ways, including a new class of mirror ...