The Curiosity rover has been exploring Mars for over a decade, searching for signs of past life. The James Webb Space Telescope allows scientists to see deeper into the universe than ever before.

Two of NASA's giants of cosmic discovery have been named among the best inventions of the past quarter-century – at least, according to Time magazine. The media company recently assembled a list of ...

The critical issue -- The technology of grinding crystals in antiquity and the Middle Ages -- The reading stones (lapides ad legendum) -- The first dioptrical vision aids -- Glass techniques in the ...