"The natural question that comes up is: how many more space telescopes will be affected when all these constellations are ...

"We might lose the ability to observe about 30% of the faintest galaxies. We are at the point of starting to be able to see ...

For the first time, astronomers have captured the brilliance of a superluminous supernova via gravitational lensing.

The Subaru Telescope in Hawaiʻi discovered a massive planet and a brown dwarf that were orbiting distant stars, a discovery ...

Researchers at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy (IfA) are helping reshape how scientists study the Sun.

Conventional telescopes are limited in detecting low-surface-brightness (LSB) structures, which are essential for studying ...

Two new awards totaling $4.8 million will fund next-generation instruments for mid-sized telescopes at Lick and McDonald Observatories, enabling researchers to study how planets and stars form. The ...

The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), now under construction in the Chilean Andes, is set to revolutionize the field of ...

A team of astronomers including George Washington University physics Ph.D. student Eliza Neights recorded an extraordinary ...

Compelling evidence that the structure of matter surrounding supermassive black holes has changed over cosmic time has been ...

Bloemfontein could become South Africa’s top astro-tourism spot, using clear skies, observatories and planetariums to draw ...

Data from the James Webb Space Telescope has identified the universe’s most ancient supernova to date. This milestone not only redefines astronomical records but clarifies how the universe’s first ...