Using 20 years of data from the Hubble Space Telescope astronomers have discovered that turbulent stars could be corrupting ...

Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution ...

A: The Extremely Large ... observatories ever assembled. The telescope, currently about 60% complete, is intended to search for evidence of potential life on exoplanets and peer back in time ...

The Extremely Large Telescope, under construction in Chile, aims to explore exoplanets for potential life and examine the ...

Astronomers aimed the Very Large Telescope in Chile at a nearby exoplanet and discovered jet stream winds blowing nearly 80 times faster than any seen here on Earth, and the fastest of their kind ever ...

Recent science updates include Boom Supersonic's XB-1 breaking the sound barrier, progress on the Extremely Large Telescope ...

Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in northern Chile as workers make progress in the ...

CERRO ARMAZONES, Chile - Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in northern Chile as workers ...

High winds, hundreds of lightyears away! Dan Smith shows just how fast one planet's jet stream is moving. 🪐💨 ...

CERRO ARMAZONES, Chile (Reuters) - Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in northern Chile as workers make progress in the construction of the Extremely Large ...

The telescope's primary mirror will measure about 39.3 meters (130 feet), made up of 798 pieces. It is situated in the middle of the arid Atacama Desert, considered one of the best places on Earth ...