LA PALMA, Spain, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Viewed from La Palma's highest point where enormous telescopes dot the rocky landscape, the Cumbre Vieja volcano looks like a distant puff of smoke breaking ...

The world's largest telescope is almost as big as your house—and it’s unlocking the universe’s biggest mysteries.

They call La Palma the island of stars, and in April 2025, it became the epicenter for science, stargazing and music. I was there for STARMUS, a festival that brings together Nobel Prize winners ...

The world's most powerful telescopes, including the James Webb Space Telescope and FAST, are revolutionizing our ...

Officials at the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) have indicated they will seek a building permit to construct the giant telescope on the island of La Palma, belonging to Spain’s Canary Islands. While ...

This July 24, 2009 file photo shows the Gran Telescopio Canarias, one of the the world’s largest telescopes, at the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos on the Canary Island of La Palma ...

The experiment on La Palma: The laser beam (yellow) generates an artificial guide star in the mesosphere. This light is collected in the receiver telescope (front left). The laser source and the ...

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) Council will soon decide where to install the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT). The currently recommended site is Armazones, a sierra near Paranal ...

A 2014 artist’s rendering shows the proposed Thirty Meter Telescope against a backdrop of other Mauna Kea telescopes. “While we respect the court’s ruling in La Palma, we will pursue the ...

The STARMUS La Palma festival will feature a remarkable roster of speakers, including Nobel Laureates like John Mather, Kip Thorne, Michel Mayor, Steven Chu or Donna Strickland; famous astronauts ...

The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) could move to La Palma, in Spain’s Canary Islands, if opposition from some Native Hawaiians prevents the next-generation observatory from being built atop the ...