Plans for a new Scottish Dark Sky Observatory (SDSO) in Galloway to replace the old one in Ayrshire, which was destroyed by fire, have been approved. They will see the conversion and extension of the ...

public, including a new virtual reality theatre. The redevelopment will ensure Mt Stromlo remains a world-class astronomy research and education facility, ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Chubb said.

TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – UNM-Taos is bringing an “out of this world” experience to northern New Mexico thanks to a nearly $5 million project. “Astrotourism is becoming a huge area, and it promises a lot of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The telescopes in Chile's Atacama desert examine faraway Earth-like planets and galaxies to create a better understanding of our ...

Mount Washington famously lays claim to the world’s worst weather. Now, a new project from the Mount Washington Observatory will allow people to monitor that weather more closely. Last week, the ...

A notional concept for NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory, a large space telescope proposed to launch as soon as the early 2040s. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab ...

The Royal Observatory Greenwich—the birthplace of modern astronomy—is preparing for an exciting transformation. The Observatory is marking its 350th anniversary with a major redevelopment project ...

“A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away” starts the famous scroll from the movie “Star Wars.” It’s a renowned sci-fi movie line, but it also suggests the fascination humankind has with the stories ...

One of the year’s most anticipated celestial events, the Perseid meteor shower, is set to peak in mid-August, but because it will coincide with a nearly full moon, Robert Ferguson Observatory in ...

Europe's ESO star-gazing organisation on Monday welcomed plans to call off building a massive green energy project in the Chilean desert which threatened to spoil its telescopes' view of the darkest ...