In a breathtaking new photograph shared by the European Southern Observatory (ESO), the sun rises behind the Extremely Large ...

Leading this quest is the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), a global collaboration that maps the universe's 3D large-scale structure by measuring redshifts of tens of millions of celestial ...

The ELT is leaping toward the stars, quite literally — its massive dome, once skeletal, is now clad in protective armor, ...

The massive dome measures 305 feet (93 meters) in diameter, or about the size of a football field and stands 263 feet (80 ...

Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) analyzed the chemistry of the distant ... The squid was swimming near ...

That exoplanet is 124 light-years away in the Leo constellation. It's described as much larger than Earth but smaller than ...

Astronomers may have found the long-missing half of the universe's regular matter—and it appears to have been right under our ...

NASA is developing a revolutionary plan to construct the largest space telescope ever—on the far side of the Moon. Using a lunar crater as a natural foundation, the proposed 350-meter-wide radio ...

This spectacular new image from a new telescope in Hawaii marks the moment the Red Planet reappeared over the lunar horizon — ...

Tucson is on the right, and Phoenix is on the left. The WIYN 0.9 meter telescope is close in the foreground. According to Jacelle Ramon-Sauberan, tribal member and education development liaison at ...

The birthplace of the bicycle, steam engine and jet engine, the UK has a long history of innovation. Here’s how key inventions of the past connect to research that has the potential to transform the ...

His “diving boat” traveled under the Thames in London, from Westminster to Greenwich, at a depth of up to 15 feet (4.5 meters ... world’s first reflecting telescope, which had the ...