A: The Extremely Large Telescope is planned to be one of the most capable astronomical observatories ever assembled. The telescope, currently about 60% complete, is intended to search for evidence ...

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) soared through the starry skies above the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Paranal Observatory in Chile, home to the Very Large Telescope and future site of the ...

A brilliant comet waved its tail above the site of the world's largest telescope as it lit up the night sky last month. Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) soared through the starry skies above the European ...

NASA prepares to launch SPHEREx, a groundbreaking telescope surpassing James Webb's capabilities in certain aspects. With a modest $488 million budget, SPHEREx will survey the entire sky, map cosmic ...

In principle, not likely. In practical terms? Definitely not. Extremely large objects can distort our understanding of the cosmos. Astronomers have found the largest structure in the universe so ...

Explore the night sky with the best telescopes to suit every budget and experience level, perfect for observing February's Snow Moon and spectacular planetary parade. February is a great time to ...

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) is currently building the €1.45 billion Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) at the nearby Cerro Armazones. The main project scientists have pointed out is the ...

“We wanted to test the brightness of lava.” Laser beams streak from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope array in Chile’s Atacama Desert. The lasers create artificial ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids. NASA has a network of telescopes used to track near-Earth asteroids, like ...