Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) seen above ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile on Jan. 21, 2025. ESO's Very Large Telescope sits atop ...

Recent research using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Very Large Telescope reveals that black holes are not just passive consumers ...

While it is already dimming after a close encounter with the sun, Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) – also called the Great Comet of ...

A: The Extremely Large Telescope is planned to be one of the most capable astronomical observatories ever assembled. The telescope, currently about 60% complete, is intended to search for evidence ...

Paranal telescope operator Marcela Espinoza says it's essential for Chile to preserve 'the best skies in the world' so that other countries keep choosing the region to install their telescopes ...

Featuring the world’s largest digital camera, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will capture these mysterious phenomena in more ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is set to revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos by detecting millions of exploding ...

Walking to the roof of Carnegie Science Hall to visit the college's observatory feels like being in a boat — the strange ...

A stronomers using the Very Large Telescope at the European Southern Observatory in Chile have imaged a filament of the ...

Researchers using the Event Horizon Telescope have significantly advanced our understanding of the supermassive black hole at the center of M87, revealing new details about its rotation and the ...