The observatory at the institute building is located in the dome of the Viktor-Franz-Hess-Building, which was already built in February 1986. In 1992 we started the planning work and the telescope ...

Nestled in the rolling green hills of the English countryside is an important site in global astronomical history. But now, ...

Over the past few years or so the most talked about kind of telescope was the one that is meant to operate in space. An ...

American astronomy thrives today largely because of the underpinnings achieved by John Quincy Adams in his far-reaching ...

The International Dark Sky Discovery Center (IDSDC) in Fountain Hills recently marked a significant milestone with the ...

The Kamaʻāina Observatory Experience, a free program offered by Maunakea Observatories, has returned to give island residents ...

While binoculars or telescopes will certainly enhance your viewing experience, no special equipment is needed to observe a ...

The public has a standing date each week during the school year to see the celestial sights during the Public Observation ...

NASA’s two-for-one launch of its newest space telescope, SPHEREx — designed to seek out the key ingredients for life in the Milky Way — alongside a sun-focused mission called PUNCH is facing ...

With its clear, dark skies, northern Chile is home to two fifths of the world's astronomical infrastructure, but could that be under threat with increasing urbanisation and mining development?

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, October 1, 2024. (REUTERS) The world is witnessing a major ...