Observatory goes online later this decade, it will create one of science’s biggest data challenges. The SKA Observatory is a ...

In the middle of Chile's Atacama desert, there's lots of activity as construction on the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is still underway, with cranes helping to move pieces in place. The ELT is the ...

Astronomers have detected a massive gamma-ray explosion coming from outside the galaxy. The explosion's origins and power are ...

The Subaru Telescope, operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, has been registered as "Essential ...

A Chilean astronomer has become dedicated to battling light pollution in the Atacama Desert and preserve what is considered ...

The first images from a new telescope in Chile were released this week, featuring extraordinarily detailed scenes from deep space. And more are expected to follow the debut series from the ...

In this latest instalment of Future Chronicles, an imagined history of future inventions, Rowan Hooper explores the advances ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — One of the largest telescopes ever built is one step closer to completion. On June 12, the National Science Foundation announced that the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) is entering the ...

The observations could reshape how we understand the Sun’s magnetic architecture and improve space weather forecasting.

Astronomers discovered a repeating, day-long gamma-ray burst, challenging theories of star deaths and black holes.

A team of astronomers have observed an explosion in the universe unlike any ever witnessed before. The gamma-ray bursts from ...