On Wednesday evening, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy, announced a major investment in not just one ...

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 ...

NASA is ramping up work on one large space telescope while also laying the groundwork for future observatories.

On a mountaintop in northern Chile, the world’s largest digital camera is preparing to power up. Its mission is simple yet ambitious — to photograph the entire night sky in extreme detail and unlock ...

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are among the most powerful explosions in the universe, second only to the Big Bang. The majority of these bursts are observed to flash and fade within a few seconds to minutes ...

If you think stargazing from your window is impressive, the world’s largest telescope is out here collecting light that’s traveled for eons. The largest telescope in the world is called the Gran ...

On Monday, June 23, scientists revealed the first images captured by the world's most powerful telescope and largest digital camera - part of the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) - showing ...

The mighty telescope is expected to see its "first light" by 2028. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The frame of the dome that ...