If you've ever tried to take a photo of the moon and stars, you know that astrophotography is incredibly challenging. Although there are tips and tricks for taking astrophotos on your cell phone, to ...

The first images from a new telescope in Chile were released this week, featuring extraordinarily detailed scenes from deep space. And more are expected to follow the debut series from the ...

Deep in the Chilean desert, the European Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is currently under construction. Operated by the European Southern Observatory (ESO), the ELT's design features a 128-foot-wide ...

The world's largest telescope captured a deep-space nebula — an interstellar cloud of gas and dust that can produce new stars — in stunning detail, providing the first close-up view to date of the ...

The Giant Magellan Telescope is under construction in a Chilean desert, one of the best places on Earth to view space Credit: photo via GiantMagellan.Org UT-Austin just took a big step in its process ...

Images from the world’s largest camera, built in the Bay Area, have just been released, providing a first-of-its-kind window across deep space. Over the next decade, the device, mounted on a telescope ...

ARECIBO, Puerto Rico — The National Science Foundation's Arecibo Observatory, home of the world's largest single dish radio telescope, is facing closure unless it can emerge from a financial black ...

The world's largest and most sensitive radio telescope will be shared by South Africa and Australia, project organizers announced today (May 25). Both nations had been vying to host the Square ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has captured its first images of the night sky and promises to provide a "firehose" of data to researchers over the coming decade. Credit: RubinObs / NOIRLab / SLAC / NSF ...