Lauren Cox 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...1See Mercury at greatest elongation, its farthest from the sun in the evening sky this week2'52 Assignments: Night Photography': A Q&A with author and astrophotographer Josh Dury3Hubble Telescope finds stellar nursery in Taurus Molecular Cloud | Space photo of the day for July 2, 20254A newly forming ocean may split Africa apart, scientists say5Climate satellite MethaneSAT backed by Bezos and Google fails in space after just 1 year
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.