Whether it's the development of telescopes, high-power lasers or advanced communications systems, optical technologies have revolutionized our understanding of the universe.

Space optics is taking these advancements beyond our planet to see further than ever before, sense more accurately, communicate faster and much more.

For World Space Week, we selected some of our favorite articles and images celebrating space and the role optics plays in its exploration.

The Future of Space Optics

Where did we come from? How did we get here? What’s interesting, new and special about humans? And how far can we go?

On the Threshold of Discovery

Could High-Energy Lasers Sweep Away Space Debris?

Helix Nebula - Unraveling at the Seams

The future of large-aperture space telescopes.

We believe this is one of the first times that metasurface optics have been used to improve scientific instrumentation of any kind outside of a lab proof-of-concept.

Metasurface Enables Advance in Solar Telescope

3.6 Billion Years in Color

The Sun in UV

Turning down starlight to spot new exoplanets

Space Mirrors

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