The spectacular night-time display can help ground-based telescopes rival their space counterparts in accurate observations.

NASA is moving forward with a new all-glass telescope for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), a mission designed ...

NASA has taken the next step in the process of developing a new all-glass telescope for the LISA (Laser Interferometer Space ...

Allen Schnibben's interest in space started when he was a child. "I picked up some books about the solar system when I was in ...

From the Crab Nebula to the Orion Nebula, these 10 winter deep-sky objects are easy to find and perfect targets for small ...

For millennia, the act of gazing at the night sky has connected us not only to the stars but also to one another. This simple, shared experience ignites our curiosity, inspiring philosophical and ...

NASA has selected the far-infrared space telescope mission PRIMA (PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics) to move to the ...

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope – the space agency’s newest orbital observatory – promises unprecedented wide-angle views of the cosmos, including distant galaxies, black holes and planets ...

Eric and Wendy Schmidt are backing a start-up-like approach to building a giant space telescope and powerful ground observatories. By Kenneth Chang Kenneth Chang reported on the unveiling of Schmidt ...

Today the globe is circled by thousands of active satellites—each prone to photobombing astronomers’ telescopes as an artificial star zipping across the night sky. Scientists working with ground-based ...

Outdoor lighting for buildings, roads and advertising can help people see in the dark of night, but many astronomers are growing increasingly concerned that these lights could be blinding us to the ...

Griffith Observatory hosts its Public Star Party on 17 October 2026 in Los Angeles, bringing volunteer astronomers and public ...