NASA's Roman Space Telescope, slated for a 2027 launch, will provide insights into dark energy and exoplanets. It will undergo rigorous testing to ensure durability in space conditions.

Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn parade through our skies this January. The best telescopes for seeing planets can help you spot them! This January there are plenty of planetary events to observe ...

Most of the best smart telescopes can be controlled via an app on a laptop or smartphone and are packed with great optics and smart mounts. Smart telescopes make it easier to search the cosmos ...

The Eaton Fire made a run for Mount Wilson on Thursday afternoon. But the Mount Wilson Observatory and the telescope were not damaged, thanks to firefighters' efforts, said L.A. County Fire Chief ...

Formerly the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, the observatory was renamed in 2020 to honor Vera Rubin, who died at 88 in 2016. Dr. Rubin’s work persuaded astronomers of the existence of dark ...

The telescope will catalogue billions of new objects and produce a new map of the entire night sky every three days with the largest digital camera ever made. High atop Chile’s 2,700-meter Cerro ...

This light pollution would hinder the Very Large Telescope’s ability to capture faint astronomical phenomena, diminishing its scientific output, Barcons noted. Mount Paranal, an 8,740-foot ...

Find the best telescopes to unlock the wonders of the night sky and view lunar occultations, celestial conjunctions and planetary parades in January. The best telescope unlocks the wonders of the ...

Every year, around 220,000 people come to climb Mount Fuji, mostly packed into three hectic months between June and August when favourable weather conditions allow for scaling its summit.