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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

In 2010, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) made history when its Hayabusa probe became the first spacecraft to ...

Telescopes on the National Mall tonight will give people a chance to see the stars and experience the largest astronomy outreach event in the United States.