When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Mark Johnston We have some incredibly powerful telescopes that have given us spectacular ...

This video will make you think twice before you look at the sun. Astronomer Mark Thompson took a pig's eyeball and held it up to the lens of an 18 millimeter telescope pointed directly at the sun. The ...

Using a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing, it might be possible to use the sun as a gigantic telescope to peer deep into space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...