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As spring arrives in the Northern Hemisphere, the night sky offers a clear window into deep space, revealing distant galaxies that are usually obscured by our own Milky Way.
A new philanthropic initiative backed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt will build four advanced telescopes, including the first privately funded space observatory.
Thousands of astronomers are in Phoenix for the 247th American Astronomical Society meeting, focusing on exoplanets, galaxy formation, and future space telescopes.
Astronomers report an unprecedented cosmic explosion, a gamma-ray burst (GRB 250702B) that lasted over seven hours, challenging existing models.
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has begun a 10-year mission to map the southern sky, using the world's largest digital camera to track billions of objects.
A new telescope named PoET will study our Sun to help scientists filter out stellar 'noise,' improving the ability to find Earth-like planets with future missions.
Johns Hopkins University researchers have created a new algorithm, ImageMM, that removes atmospheric blur, giving ground-based telescopes near space-quality vision.
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun its 10-year mission to survey the southern sky, using a rapid telescope and the world's largest digital camera.
Using a global network of telescopes, astronomers have identified the smallest dark object ever found by observing how its gravity bends light from a distant galaxy.
Researchers have proposed new technologies for space telescopes, including a method to build large mirrors in orbit using fluids and a versatile spectrograph.
Johns Hopkins University scientists have developed a new algorithm that sharpens images from ground-based telescopes to a clarity rivalling space-based observatories.
Astronomy Day 2025 is set for September 27, providing a guide to observing six distinct celestial objects, including the Moon, Saturn, and the Orion Nebula.
