Observatories
Giant Radio Telescope May Go to Australia or Africa
Australia and South Africa have been shortlisted to host the Square Kilometer Array, a massive radio telescope that will be…
Radio Telescope Will Look Back to the Beginning
The Mileura Widefield Array - Low Frequency Demonstrator was awarded $4.9 million in funding from the National Science Foundation this…
Sky Shade Could Reveal Planets
Space telescopes designed to observe distant planets need to be powerful, but they also need some method of blocking the…
The Clearest Skies on Earth
Telescopes are perched at the tops of mountains because the air up there is thinner, drier and clearer than the…
Airship Observatories Could Give the Best View
When it comes to astronomy, large telescopes rule. But if you can get your instrument into space, you bypass the…
Construction Begins on Cosmic Ray Observatory
Construction has begun on a cosmic ray observatory in the Utah desert that should be 10 times more sensitive than…
First Mirror Cast for the Giant Magellan Telescope
Workers at the University of Arizona Steward Observatory Mirror Lab have cast the first mirror for the Giant Magellan Telescope.…
Binocular Telescope Sees First Light
The massive Large Binocular Telescope, mounted atop Mount Graham in Arizona achieved a major milestone on October 12 with its…
Keck Can Turn Down Starlight to See Planetary Disks
The massive Keck Observatory at the top of Hawaii's Mauna Kea has learned a new trick: it can block the…
Giant South African Telescope Online
After 5 years of construction, the Southern African Large Telescope is now online, and has captured its first images -…