Chile is a hotspot for telescopes peering up into deep space to study structures like stars, black holes, dark matter and ...

For the past decade, gravitational wave astronomy has opened our eyes to amazing cosmic phenomena thanks to LIGO, the Laser ...

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

There’s something intriguing about the unknown, especially when it’s hurtling towards our solar system. Astronomers and ...

Astronomers simply can't shake the feeling that there's something really off about interstellar object 3I/ATLAS. The ...

A new rectangular telescope design could finally spot Earth-like planets around nearby stars, bringing the search for alien ...

Sporting the world’s largest digital camera, the new telescope is poised to help solve some of the universe’s biggest mysteries.

As NASA described it, the stellar jet located on the outskirts of the Milky Way resembles Darth Maul’s double-bladed ...

September is one of the best times of the year to visit the observatory, and as a result the Star Parties are very popular. The evening gatherings happen on Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday. The tour of ...

A new image shows the growing tail of a comet from another star system streaking across our solar system. The image of comet ...

Here is everything I saw with a smart telescope in a light-polluted city including galaxies, nebulas and star clusters.

Sept. 19 is my official retirement date as the director of the Vatican Observatory. After a delightful 10 years in the post, ...