Lauren CoxSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Lauren Cox Who invented the telescope? By Lauren Cox published 26 October 21 Reference Several men laid claim to inventing the telescope, but the credit usually goes to Hans Lippershey, a Dutch lensmaker, in 1608. Reference Get the Space.com NewsletterBreaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MORE FROM SPACE...1SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit on 1st flight since Starship explosion2Hubble Telescope spies newborn stars in famous Orion Nebula (photo)3'We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars.' President Trump wants astronauts to raise the American flag on Mars 4DC's new 'Superman Unlimited' comic lands prior to James Gunn's 'Superman' movie5Scientists call on UN to help solve Earth's space junk problem
Who invented the telescope? By Lauren Cox published 26 October 21 Reference Several men laid claim to inventing the telescope, but the credit usually goes to Hans Lippershey, a Dutch lensmaker, in 1608.