From the outside, a planetarium and an observatory might look a somewhat similar, but it's what's inside that counts.

The ELT could identify biosignatures on planets in our solar system as well as orbiting Proxima Centauri within hours.

Nestled in the rolling green hills of the English countryside is an important site in global astronomical history. But now, ...

Today, the Observatory is run by the non-profit Mount Wilson Institute. Its goal is to preserve this historic site, its grounds and impressive telescopes, and to maximize the Observatory’s scientific, ...

A second dome has been opened at a Cornish observatory after undergoing restoration. The first dome at the Observatory for Cornwall in Chacewater was the realisation of a 20-year ambition, which ...

On clear nights, the rings of Saturn pop and the moon’s craters spring to life as Baton Rouge astronomy enthusiasts peer through one of the country’s few remaining Alvan Clark & Sons refracting ...

Over the past few years or so the most talked about kind of telescope was the one that is meant to operate in space. An ...

Park in the teacher’s parking lot between the high school and the observatory. The doors will open at 7:00 pm and the meeting ...

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is reopening its observatory after more than a decade of inactivity, thanks in part ...

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is reopening its observatory this month after being closed for over a decade. Greg ...

Some 30 evenings a year, Astronomer Maarten Schmidt, 36, struggles with an electrically heated flight suit and enters the great, silvery dome of California’s Mount Palomar Observatory.