A high-stakes face-off is brewing in the arid deserts of northern Chile, between astronomers building the world’s largest optical telescope and a proposed green energy megaproject from an ...

Source: ESO/G.Vecchia The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), which is designed to observe Earth-like exoplanets and measure the expansion of the Universe, has ...

In February 1995, a small research organisation known as the SETI Institute launched what was then the most comprehensive ...

The city of Flagstaff has taken big steps to preserve the clarity of its night sky. Find out the best ways to experience the ...

Katherine Laliotis is a freelance science writer and Ph.D. candidate in astrophysics. She often covers stories at the intersection of science and society.

On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...

On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from Earth. Follow-up observations have revealed that the asteroid, 2024 YR4, is ...

The telescope is expected to be the largest optical-infrared facility in the world for decades. The mirrors are ready and awaiting installation. "This is a major challenge," said Tobias Muller ...

The desert city in southern Arizona is a sanctuary for stargazers—and now it's even easier for visitors to explore.

On May 20, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope sent its first image to Earth. This photo turned out to be 50% sharper than ...

STORY: Among the remote desert hills of northern Chile lies the aptly named “Extremely Large Telescope.”:: Cerro Armazones, ...

CAPE TOWN, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- South Africa's MeerKAT telescope has discovered a massive new radio galaxy spanning more than 32 times the size of the Milky Way, a researcher revealed Saturday.