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1st telescope removed from controversial astronomy hub on Hawaiian volcano
Space via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoThe 36-inch telescope and its dome has been decommissioned as part of a deal that will hopefully see...
Giant Magellan Telescope project casts 7th and final mirror (photos)
Space via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe Giant Magellan Telescope project just cast its seventh and final primary mirror segment, a huge...
The future is bright for astronomy, and very expensive (op-ed)
Space via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoA giant domed building with a open ceiling sits atop a sandy hill in a desert landscape, with a road...
Home of the world's most powerful telescopes joins the fight against light pollution
Space via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe milky way arched over a dark landscape. New standards in the fight against light pollution are...
Rockford company to help giant telescope reach for the stars
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoROCKFORD — What is billed as North America’s newest, largest and most advanced five axis mill...
Astronomers discover 3 previously unknown moons orbiting planets in our solar system
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating...
Which telescope will be 1st to find alien life? Scientists have some ideas
Space via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA dark planet is seen against the background of space. A small star seems to be peeking out from...
Astronomers discover new moons orbiting Uranus and Neptune
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe discovery image of the new Uranian moon S/2023 U1 using the Magellan telescope. Uranus is just...
This South American Country Is Often Called the 'Astronomy Capital of the World' — Here's Where to...
Travel+Leisure via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFor dedicated stargazers, Chile's Atacama Desert is the place to be. Alfredo Santamaria/500px/Getty...
Opinion: America's 'big glass' dominance hangs on the fate of two powerful new telescopes
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMore than 100 years ago, astronomer George Ellery Hale brought our two Pasadena institutions together to build what was then the largest optical telescope in the world. The Mt. Wilson Observatory ...