Observatories
SCUBA 2 is in Development
Image credit: PPARC The Canadian Federation for Innovation announced today that it will be contributing $12.3 million CDN for the…
SIRTF Takes First Images
Image credit: NASA The last of the Great Observatories, NASA's Space Infrared Telescope Facility, gathered first light from two of…
Detector Will Measure the Mass of Neutrinos
Image credit: PPARC On August 14, a new detector designed to determine the mass of neutrinos began operations in an…
Largest Robotic Telescope Begins Operations
The Liverpool Telescope, the world's largest robotic observatory, began operations this week. The 2-metre telescope is operated from Liverpool John…
Palomar Begins a New Sky Survey
Image credit: Caltech The Palomar Observatory has begun a new survey of the sky, and will explore the Universe from…
South African Observatory Nearing Completion
Image credit: SALT The observatory that will house the largest optical telescope in the Southern hemisphere is nearing completion. The…
New Camera Catches a Near Earth Object Already
Image credit: NASA Even though it's still in its initial commissioning trials, NASA's Quasar Equatorial Survey (or Quest) camera system…
Destroyed Australian Observatory to Be Rebuilt
Image credit: ANU In early 2003 bushfires destroyed much of Australia's Stromlo Observatory, including five telescopes and several support buildings.…
Gemini Pictures Rival Hubble
Image credit: Gemini Thanks to its adaptive optics system and new imaging spectrograph, the Gemini observatory in Chile is producing…
Gemini Demonstrates Its Adaptive Optics
Image credit: Gemini The latest image taken by the Gemini telescope in Mauna Kea Hawaii demonstrates how powerful its new…