Little more than 50 years ago, Australian and British astronomers dazzled the world with their newly commissioned ...

Astronomy isn’t just about distant stars; it’s also about the human effort here on Earth that makes it possible to extend our ...

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 ...

Just 40 light-years from Earth, a red dwarf star named TRAPPIST-1 intrigues astronomers with its exceptional planetary system ...

If you've ever tried to take a photo of the moon and stars, you know that astrophotography is incredibly challenging. Although there are tips and tricks for taking astrophotos on your cell phone, to ...

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

The world’s largest space telescope, comprising thousands of antennae in the southern hemisphere, will generate massive ...

Astronomers have used observatories around the world, including the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO ...

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

Technological limitations for manufacturing large, round telescopes has experts considering unconventional shapes to improve ...