The Gemini South telescope has captured a new image of the glowing nebula IC 2220. Nicknamed the Toby Jug Nebula,…
The European Southern Observatory continues to build the largest telescope in the world, the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). Construction of…
The Vera Rubin Observatory and the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope are two powerful astronomical instruments due to come online in…
The 8-meter Gemini North telescope has been brought back online after seven months of repairs and refurbishment of its primary…
Uranus takes 84 years to orbit the Sun, and so that last time that planet's north polar region was pointed…
A study shows how next-generation Extremely Large Telescopes are going to let astronomers get a glimpse of what's going on…
A team from the Max Planck Institute of Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) has developed a technique for creating thin, flexible mirrors…
The picture of the Moon in the banner might not look all that spectacular, but it is absolutely astounding from…
There has long been a limiting factor in the development of space-based telescopes - launch fairings. These capsules essentially limit…
Everyone loves taking pictures of the Moon. Whether it’s with their phones or through the wonders of astrophotography, photographing the…