Learn more about the Chankillo site, an ancient astronomical observatory that may offer new insights into how our ancestors ...

Mock observations test the performance of the Chinese Space Station Telescope as the 2-meter-class observatory moves closer ...

China’s Xuntian space telescope completed a full performance simulation, confirming operational readiness for its planned ...

Astronomers are gathering in Phoenix this week for the 247th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS 247), where the latest discoveries from exoplanets, JWST and upcoming space missions will ...

With a network of high-powered radio telescopes, scientists have discovered a giant "cocoon" of gas surrounding one of the ...

Astronomers using the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) instruments, the U.S.

A first-of-its-kind space telescope could soon launch into orbit and potentially chart a new path forward for astronomy.

The Very Large Array, located in New Mexico, is part of facility of the National Science Foundation's National Radio Astronomy Observatory. (Bettymaya Foott, NRAO/AUI/NSF; available under Creative ...

Donald G. York, an astronomer with the University of Chicago who helped revolutionize the field as a co-founder of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and made pioneering contributions to the study of the ...

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Ariz. (KGUN) — Amado’s Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory is preparing to reopen its Science Center this Friday, October 4th, following a pandemic-related closure. The revamped ...

The Lick Observatory said the astronomical research facility is still drying out the building 20 days since experiencing a ...