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Space rarely gives up its secrets easily. For instance, what looks like a single ...

A new astronomical tool on Maunakea was given its official name, with the Hawaiian name "ʻŌnohiʻula" designated to the Subaru ...

How space telescopes capture distant galaxies using infrared imaging, precision optics, and astronomy technology beyond Earth's atmosphere.

Buying a telescope is a big step, especially if you’re not sure what all those terms — f/ratio, magnification, go-to — mean. So, to eliminate confusion and make sure you understand what you’re buying, ...

Next-generation astronomical telescopes will be equipped with high-contrast imaging instruments that aim to image faint stellar companions at smaller angular separations and deeper contrasts than ever ...

It is the colours of a sunset that inspire Joseph Anderson, an astronomer at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in the high Atacama desert, in northern Chile. “They start off very blue and ...

The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University is giving residents and astrology fans the chance to explore the ...

Celestron, Earth's number one telescope brand, today announced the launch of the Lumina Program, a buy-one, give-one ...

Maybe you have had a casual interest in astronomy for years, looking up at the night sky every chance you get. Or maybe you’ve just recently become interested in the wonders hanging high above our ...

India has unveiled plans to build two new optical-infrared telescopes and a dedicated solar telescope in the Himalayan desert ...

Ireland was home to the world’s largest telescope during its “Golden Age” and County Armagh remains home to the oldest planetarium in the British Isles. Michael O’Shea explores astronomy's incredible ...