Stargazers across the country have their telescopes at the ready to capture a rare planetary event next month (February).

In the early evening, look to the southwest and you'll see Venus (the brightest object in the sky after the Sun and Moon) and ...

In recent developments, astronomers have raised concerns regarding a renewable energy project in Chile that threatens the ...

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The journey of astronomical telescopes began in the early 17th century when Galileo Galilei crafted his first refracting ...

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As US astronomers cheer the completion of the state-of-the-art project to rejuvenate the iconic Hale Telescope, one key collaborator is locked out of the celebrations and banned from exporting to the ...

Located about 1,300 light-years from Earth, these young stars, also known as protostars, reside in a hotbed for star ...

North Liberty’s best kept secret looks like a giant satellite dish nestled in a wooded area between North Liberty and ...

Astronomers sound the alarm as a proposed renewable hydrogen project in Chile threatens to disrupt the pristine night skies ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has provided groundbreaking insights into a new type of exoplanet, fundamentally different ...