Construction has begun on a new telescope designed to map one of the universe’s most elusive structures, the cosmic web. The instrument, called MOTHRA, aims to detect faint gas that stretches between ...

What strikes the eye in this seemingly ordinary image of an astronomical observatory are the laser beams piercing the ...

The Vera Rubin Observatory (VRO) has barely begun observations and is already wowing us. Images like its Cosmic Treasure Chest have us anticipating even more cosmic glory. And when the observatory ...

Wake up, astronomers—the universe is calling. The astronomical observatory equipped with world’s largest camera hit a key ...

The University of Arizona announced it will help build two of the three instruments needed for a new telescope.

Scientists gathered in a conference earlier this year in an effort to solve the issue of satellite streaks ruining a powerful ...

To capture higher-definition and sharper images of cosmological objects, astronomers sometimes combine the data collected by several telescopes. This approach, known as long-baseline interferometry, ...

When Ukrainian forces retook the site of the Braude Radio Astronomy Observatory in September 2022 after forcing a Russian ...

Following weeks of escalating public opposition, the Maui County Council now stands in unanimous opposition to the military’s plan to build up to seven telescopes in a state conservation district atop ...

The U.S. National Science Foundation says it will demolish the Sacramento Peak Observatory, also known as Sunspot Solar Observatory ...

Liquid mercury contamination has permanently shut down the Dunn Solar Telescope as NSF moves ahead with demolition in ...

Looking Up is transcribed using a combination of AI speech recognition and human editors. It may contain errors. Please check the corresponding audio before quoting in print. Dean Regas: On the campus ...