On a mountaintop in northern Chile, the world’s largest digital camera is preparing to power up. Its mission is simple yet ambitious — to photograph the entire night sky in extreme detail and unlock ...

CFI funding will enable UBC astronomers and partners to support Canada’s contribution to the most powerful optical and ...

Canada has secured a leading role in the development of the world’s largest optical telescope through an $11.3 million ...

I spent part of last week in one of my favorite places, Flagstaff, Arizona, at Lowell Observatory. This storied institution is well known, and as I have written about previously, holds a unique place ...

High atop the arid plateaus of Chile's Atacama Desert, one of humanity's most powerful astronomical instruments peers into the depths of the cosmos: the Very Large Telescope (VLT). Operated by the ...

Located a staggering 160,000 light-years from us, the star WOH G64 was imaged thanks to the impressive sharpness offered by the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope Interferometer (ESO ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - The University of Arizona is making significant strides in the field of astronomy with a key milestone in the construction of large telescopes. The National Science Foundation ...

In recent decades, we've learned huge amounts about the universe and its history. The rapidly developing technology of telescopes—both on Earth and in space—has been a key part of this process, and ...

From magnification to light-gathering, here’s how to make the decision between buying a telescope or a monocular for stargazing and astronomy. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever detected by astronomers, will make its closest approach to Earth overnight between Thursday and Friday (Dec. 18 to 19), when it gets to just 168 ...

Editor's note, Dec. 19 at 10:00 a.m. ET: Comet 3I/ATLAS officially passed its closest point to Earth last night and is zooming away from us for good. However, due to rainy conditions in Italy, the ...