Researchers created a new astronomical instrument that has successfully aided in estimating the abundance of metals in the early universe. The WINERED instrument allows for better observations of ...

The University of Sharjah hosted an astrolabe workshop in which western scientists showed participants how an astronomical instrument made by an ancient Muslim scholar nearly 1,000 years ago measured ...

Professional and amateur astronomers who lived 200 years ago did not have the variety of options to purchase a telescope that we enjoy today. It was far easier to obtain spyglasses than serious ...

This astrolabe - shown here laid out in its constituent parts - was made in Isfahan in Iran by Hajji ‘Ali in 1793 (1208 AH) reviving an earlier tradition of beautiful craftsmanship (reflected not only ...

Researchers created a new astronomical instrument that has successfully aided in estimating the abundance of metals in the early universe. The WINERED instrument allows for better observations of ...