Galileo started this quest over 400 years ago, and scientists finally were able to peek at one of the biggest mysteries of ...

The brand new Vera Rubin telescope is about to begin its 10-year mission to offer the newest cosmic perspective we've had in ...

A map centered at the estimated source region for potential plumes from Europa. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute Downloads ...

John R. Casani, a longtime Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineer, project manager and researcher, died at the age of 92 last ...

During his work on several historic missions, Casani rose through a series of technical and management positions, making an ...

Vatican Observatory Summer School welcomes students from 21 nations to explore the universe with JWST, igniting passion for ...

In the early 1600s, Dutch spectacle maker Jan Lippershey discovered that combining lenses could magnify distant objects.

The Vaonis Vespera II is the perfect smart telescope to either start your stargazing adventure or take your existing passion to new heights. While there are some great introductory telescopes like the ...

Text and photos by Michael J. Meyer Anyone who has visited Ocracoke Island knows how special it is: from stunning sunsets to magnificent views of the Milky Way on a moonless night after a cold ...

Using telescopes high in the Andes mountains of northern Chile, astrophysicists have measured this polarized microwave light to create a clearer picture of one of the least understood epochs in the ...

The best monocular devices are ideal for spotting wildlife or stargazing on the go. Scout out these binocular alternatives in time for Prime Day on July 8-11.

ESA started working on the first telescope of the network nine years ago, in 2016. It's 3.3 feet (1 meter) in diameter and comes with a 45 square degrees field of view, with each square degree ...