NASA researchers explore a hybrid observatory using a space-based starshade and ground telescopes to improve direct imaging and detect hidden Earth-like exoplanets.

Wake up, astronomers—the universe is calling. The astronomical observatory equipped with world’s largest camera hit a key milestone on February 24, when a complex data-processing system pushed ...

What strikes the eye in this seemingly ordinary image of an astronomical observatory are the laser beams piercing the ...

The Vera Rubin Observatory (VRO) has barely begun observations and is already wowing us. Images like its Cosmic Treasure Chest have us anticipating even more cosmic glory. And when the observatory ...

To capture higher-definition and sharper images of cosmological objects, astronomers sometimes combine the data collected by several telescopes. This approach, known as long-baseline interferometry, ...

Webb has captured the haunting “Exposed Cranium” nebula—an otherworldly cloud shaped by a dying star that looks remarkably like a brain inside a skull.

NASA is canceling the AXIS X-ray space telescope mission concept, saying it failed to meet key requirements. But the project leader thinks there's another reason.

The TMT project is back under consideration for federal support, but it must complete a final design phase without taxpayer assistance.

Russia’s war has left many of Ukraine’s world-class observatories in ruins—but the besieged nation’s astronomers already have ...

Following weeks of escalating public opposition, the Maui County Council now stands in unanimous opposition to the military’s plan to build up to seven telescopes in a state conservation district atop ...

The SKA Observatory (SKAO) is set to use Amazon Web Services (AWS) for a cloud-based high-performance computing cluster. As reported by The London Business Journal, the cluster will be set up by ...

Liquid mercury contamination has permanently shut down the Dunn Solar Telescope as NSF moves ahead with demolition in ...