June 22 marks the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, the home of the historic Prime Meridian that is ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has unveiled its first close-up image of the cosmos, offering an extraordinary new perspective ...

Perched atop the scenic Great Blue Hill in Milton, Massachusetts, the Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center is a historic ...

A bronze compass, possibly used by one of history’s greatest astronomers, was recently uncovered during an archaeological dig ...

Modern astronomy is giving us unprecedented views of the asteroids, comets, and other small bodies that litter our cosmic home. These planetary leftovers offer clues to our creation—and ...

Astronomy enters a new era as Rubin Observatory’s nonstop imaging and AI tools let scientists study the universe from ...

The historic Mount Wilson Observatory is reopening to the public more than four months after the devastating Eaton Fire nearly burned down the Southern California landmark.

In just 10 hours of observing the night sky, the powerful new telescope detected more than 2000 new asteroids, including a ...

The VRO is a project jointly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of ...

The W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii and Palomar Observatory near San Diego helped measure ... “It’s a triumph of modern astronomy,” Ravi said.“We’re beginning to see the Universe ...

“It’s a triumph of modern astronomy,” Ravi said.“We’re beginning to see the Universe’s structure and composition in a whole new light, thanks to FRBs.