Hubble observations reveal a giant, turbulent planet-forming disk that may reshape theories of how planetary systems develop.

For decades, astronomers have been watching WOH G64, an enormous heavyweight star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy ...

INTA, using modeling techniques developed at the University of Oxford, has uncovered an unprecedented richness of small ...

Light is the fastest phenomenon in the universe, clocking in at just under 300,000 kilometers per second. The telescopes that observe that light, from radio waves to gamma rays, are built at rather ...

Recently discovered interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS have been captured using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT). The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) ...

I have been writing about the Giant Magellan Telescope for a long time. Nearly two decades ago, for example, I wrote that time was “running out” in the race to build the next great optical telescope ...

Former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy Schmidt, have committed private funding to four ambitious telescope projects that together could reshape modern astronomy. Announced this ...

The multi-ton shutter section fell outward onto the roof of the Great Hall, crushing several structural beams. The Great Refractor telescope was not damaged during the incident, but its precision ...

Optical telescopes are essential tools in astronomy, built to collect and focus light from distant celestial objects. By capturing and concentrating photons onto a detector, these instruments allow ...

An ideal beginner telescope that our expert reviewed earlier this year and recommends for those new to astronomy is now over $100 cheaper ahead of Black Friday. When you purchase through links on our ...