The Large UV/Optical/IR Surveyor (LUVOIR) telescope has been imagined as a habitable planet hunter, but it could be so much ...

Using a telescope at Kitt Peak, scientists have produced the largest 3D map of the universe ever made and uncovered ...

The final messages sent to Gaia will continue to be carried out into space as the observatory sleeps, and as data from it ...

Early simulations show that it would take only 10 hours for the forthcoming ELT to find signs of life near Proxima Centauri.

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The International Dark Sky Discovery Center expects to open later this year. Here's when you can visit. Don't miss the Dark ...

The Simons Observatory, a most advanced network of telescopes aimed at mapping the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) with unprecedented precision, has reached a major milestone: the Large Aperture ...

Nestled in the rolling green hills of the English countryside is an important site in global astronomical history. But now, ...

Though still only in the prototype stage, this flat lens could one day be used on space telescopes, and perhaps even on ...

These particles are so ghostly that trillions of them pass through Earth each day without notice. So, how do we detect them?

James Webb Space Telescope captures Neptune’s auroras, revealing new details about its atmosphere and magnetism.