When I first moved into my apartment, I knew I wanted to have a nice, big mirror. My reasoning didn’t have much to do with being able to take full-body mirror selfies (although don’t get me wrong, I ...

The mirror blank for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope has been moved a few feet at a time over the past seven years by its creators at the University of Arizona’s Richard Caris Mirror Lab. It is ...

When it launches in 2018, the James Webb Space Telescope will let us see deeper into the universe than ever before. Its enormous eye is centered around 18 octagonal mirrors which assemble to form the ...

'It could make lightweight mirrors that are 15 or 20 meters in diameter a reality.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking ...

Mirror deployment is expected to begin in earnest Wednesday morning (Jan. 5). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The James Webb ...