A powerful new observatory is the best hope yet for finding the elusive Planet 9, a large planet that some scientists say is ...

Later this year, astronomers will start filming an unprecedented 10-year movie of the southern sky, using a brand-new and ...

According to the Cornell Chronicle, FYST will be the most powerful telescope in the world because of its mapping speed and wavelength sensitivity.

The Extremely Large Telescope will revolutionize our view of the cosmos when it sees first light in Chile in 2028. In fact, it could detect hints of alien life around our closest neighboring star ...

After a six-week ocean voyage, a week spent waiting to offload, and another week trekking through the mountains, the first major component of the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST) has arrived ...

The Extremely Large Telescope will revolutionize our view of the cosmos when it sees first light in Chile in 2028. In fact, it could detect hints of alien life around our closest neighboring star ...

HANGZHOU -- A revolutionary, China-led telescope project has secured two further international partnerships, accelerating ...

ESO's Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) sits at the peak of Cerro Armazones. The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), currently under construction in Chile, could potentially search for alien life ...

contradicts corporate claims that a proposed hydrogen fuel facility would not harm observatories in Chile. Earlier this year, ESO alerted the astronomy community that its facilities at Paranal ...

The site was chosen for its altitude, placing the telescope above as much atmospheric disturbance as possible. The air has a low water vapor content and it’s far from the city lights. The top of Cerro ...

After all the space drama, astronomers have figured out what that "city killer" asteroid actually looks like: a flat, ...

A massive green hydrogen plant proposed for construction in Chile could increase light pollution at one of the world’s most powerful telescopes by at least one-third, says the European Southern ...