Atop the mountain Cerro Armazones in Chile, construction is underway on the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), which will usher ...

"We found an unexpected chemical complexity, with abundances far higher than predicted by current theoretical models." ...

Relatedly, astronomers may have just pushed the upper size limit of what counts as a planet.

Its electronic gaze will sift through endless voids and millions of galaxies to hunt dark matter.

Learn how expanding satellite megaconstellations in low Earth orbit could introduce widespread light pollution into space ...

A team of researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope has produced the most detailed map of dark matter to date.

Planned launch of 500,000 satellites could spoil about one in three Hubble images, even when the telescope stays above Earth's weather.

The new ones – National Large Solar Telescope and National Large Optical-Near Infrared Telescope – will offer Indian ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A dramatic rise in the number of internet satellites ...

When you become a young observer of the skies, happy to be out in a dark field at night with a 6-inch or 8-inch scope, you never dream of the kind of night of observing I experienced on Thursday, June ...

Space astronomy has been peddled as a way out of light pollution on the earth, but there is yet another form of glow that is accompanying the telescopes. With the spacecraft around low Earth orbit ...

Buying a telescope is a big step, especially if you’re not sure what all those terms — f/ratio, magnification, go-to — mean. So, to eliminate confusion and make sure you understand what you’re buying, ...