As next-generation telescopes map this outer frontier, astronomers are bracing for discoveries that could reveal hidden planets, strange structures, and clues to the solar system’s chaotic youth.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Barry Collins is a tech journalist writing about PCs, Macs and games. When you think of a telescope, you think of an enormous long ...

Gemini South on the summit of Cerro Pachón in Chile (left) and Gemini North on the summit of Maunakea in Hawai’i (right). Gemini / NSF / AURA Hackers have launched an apparent cyberattack on the ...

Imagine having a telescope that could see almost 14 billion years back in time to when the universe was just forming. There is a project underway called CMB-S4 that plans to build two next-generation ...

More 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 ...

Construction will soon commence on what it set to be the world's most powerful telescope. The Giant Magellan Telescope is engineered with seven of the world's largest mirrors to discover Earth-like ...

India's budget boosts space research funding, aiming to reduce reliance on foreign telescopes and enhance domestic capabilities.

If you think stargazing from your window is impressive, the world’s largest telescope is out here collecting light that’s traveled for eons. The largest telescope in the world is called the Gran ...

We chat with Raven Baxter and NASA's Ronald Gamble Jr. about their new initiative. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. An ...

A long-exposure image taken from Cerro Pachón captures the luminous road connecting two of Chile's most important astronomical sites. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Jean Mueller became Palomar Observatory’s first female telescope operator in 1985, breaking decades-old gender ...

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