From magnification to letting in enough light at night, here's how to choose the perfect monocular for stargazing and ...

Formerly the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, the observatory was renamed in 2020 to honor Vera Rubin, who died at 88 in 2016. Dr. Rubin’s work persuaded astronomers of the existence of dark ...

The telescope will catalogue billions of new objects and produce a new map of the entire night sky every three days with the largest digital camera ever made. High atop Chile’s 2,700-meter Cerro ...

Scientists are deploying two telescopes to detect high-energy neutrinos, also known as ghost particles, under the Mediterranean Sea. The two telescopes are part of the Cubic Kilometre Neutrino ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - The 36th annual First Night celebration took over Bushnell Park in Hartford to ring in 2025 Tuesday evening. RiseUP for Arts and First Night Hartford joined together to ...

This would avoid the challenges of testing and launch-proofing large, complex structures, like habitats and telescopes, and give us the flexibility to change those structures if mission needs are ...

Since its launch on Christmas Day, 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope has proven its worth year after year. 2024 is no exception. Here are just five times the ultrapowerful telescope has ...

Themiya Nanayakkara receives funding from Australian Research Council Laureate Fellowship. Ivo Labbe receives funding from Australian Research Council in the form of a Future Fellowship.

The James Webb telescope has focused its attention on an oddball space rock lurking between Jupiter and Neptune. The unusual "centaur," named 2060 Chiron, has features of both comets and asteroids.