Astronomy the study of celestial objects and phenomena relies heavily on clear skies for observing the night sky. Weather ...

Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution ...

Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in northern Chile as workers make progress in the ...

Jets blasting from supermassive black holes cause gas to cool and fall toward that cosmic titan in a cosmic feeding process.

I was completely thrown for a loop. I thought I was hallucinating for a second,’ a Jewish student enrolled in the class tells ...

Christmas is a great time to look for a telescope for your budding amateur astronomer. But there are some things to keep in ...

But if you have your heart set on purchasing a telescope, here are a few good tips to follow: Go to your local bookstore or ...

The Celestron 70mm Travel Scope is now 36% off, the cheapest it's been in years, an ideal way for beginners to enjoy this ...

STORY: Among the remote desert hills of northern Chile lies the aptly named “Extremely Large Telescope.”:: Cerro Armazones, ...

CERRO ARMAZONES, Chile (Reuters) - Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in northern Chile as ...

The journey of astronomical telescopes began in the early 17th century when Galileo Galilei crafted his first refracting ...

An upgrade to one of Australia's most capable radio telescopes is allowing astronomers to hunt for fast radio bursts (FRBs) at 10 times their typical efficiency. By sifting through billions of pixels, ...