A new report by the National Research Council identifies the highest- priority research activities for astronomy and astrophysics in the next decade that will “set the nation firmly on the path to ...

Astronomers analyzing data from an array of telescopes — including the W. M. Keck Observatory atop Mauna Kea on the Big ...

The optical frequency comb, a spectrum of optical radiation composed of evenly spaced and phase-coherent narrow spectral lines, was initially developed for precise time and frequency measurements.

The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) has selected Dr. David Silva as the new director of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), based in Tucson, Arizona. Silva ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The more astronomers consider the advent of satellite megaconstellations, the more anxious they ...

Peking University wants to build the largest optical telescope in Asia and close the gap in astronomy capabilities with the rest of the world. The project aims to create an initial telescope with an ...

China plans to build a general-purpose optical telescope with the greatest aperture in Asia as soon as possible between 2024 and 2030 to compete with other nations' optical astronomical telescopes.

SpaceX is working to make its satellites less of a nuisance to astronomers by testing out ways to stop Starlink from showing up in images of the cosmos. The company recently lowered the altitude of a ...

What are the key scientific challenges for astronomy and astrophysics in the next decade? Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s identifies the most compelling science goals ...

Aden Meinel, who brought telescopes to Kitt Peak and led the early development of astronomy and optical sciences at the University of Arizona, died Monday at his home in Nevada. He was 88. Meinel was ...

Winter in Wyoming is hardly a trifle and can be as unpredictable as the wind. But astronomically, this part of the intermountain West has three things going for it —- mostly clear dark skies, with low ...