By looking at the shifting of stars in photos from the New Horizons probe, astronomers have calculated its position in the ...

More than a decade in the making, the Vera Rubin Observatory finally released its first image as its begins its ...

NASA's new "CODEX" telescope has snapped its first photos of the sun's outer atmosphere, revealing previously imperceptible ...

We are entering a new era of cosmic exploration. The new Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile will transform astronomy with its ...

While the Gemini North Telescope may be at a high enough elevation to avoid light pollution, it has another issue that might ...

Researchers identified the likely planetary candidate’s infrared light after blocking out its host star’s overwhelming glare ...

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The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Milestone recognizes decades of innovation that has helped shape modern ...

Born June 29, 1868, in Chicago, George Ellery Hale revolutionized American astronomy by, among other things, championing the ...

The LSST camera at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has released its jaw-dropping first images, each capturing 45 times the area ...