Who really invented the telescope?

When the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launched on Christmas Day 2021, astronomers hoped it would revolutionise our understanding of the early stages of the Universe. And they were right. Almost a

(Photograph taken around 1960) Well, 1957 arrived and, having deliberately fluffed two 11-plus exams to avoid Bala Grammar School, I attended Corwen Secondary School. We were told that we were the fir

Planetary physicist Dr Sheila Kanani on why now is the time to spot shooting stars and a sunlit Saturn

The King’s Observatory, Kew, London The home of Robbie Brothers

Alexander Graham Bell and the telephone

Jon Bentley considers what the once-mocked square steering wheel can teach us about technological innovation