Astronomers are sounding alarm bells as the world's most precious sky-observing location faces a risk of being blinded by light pollution due to a planned renewable energy project. The U.S. energy ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Opponents are calling out Canada over its role in the development of a controversial ...

Asteroid 2008 OS7 was captured by Gianluca Masi from Virtual Telescope Project. It's closest approach to Earth was about 1.77 ...

The National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) has joined the Thirty Meter Telescope Project (TMT). As an Observer, China will participate in planning the ...

A radio telescope project known as the Deep Synoptic Array is moving forward. It aims to detect radio waves emitted by stars, planets, galaxies and other celestial objects.

A high-performance radio telescope that will seek out deep space radio signals to help scientists learn more about the creation of the universe is under development by a Netherlands-based space ...

The SKA Organization Board of Directors is very pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Philip Diamond as Director General of the SKA Organization. Professor Diamond will provide overall ...

UT’s new Cosmic Frontier Center and McDonald Observatory will play key roles in aiding research into chemically young galaxies. This image shows the heart of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1097, as seen ...

Gianluca Masi from the Virtual Telescope Project facility in Manciano, Italy captured NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. The ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - There were heated arguments Tuesday at a state Land Board on the future of the controversial Thirty Meter Telescope project on Mauna Kea. The latest legal challenge is about ...