Located south of Bend’s outdoor playland, I visited this Pacific Northwest gem for an enchanted winter evening of ...

A billionaire-backed philanthropic organization is funding the development of a series of new observatories, including a ...

On Wednesday evening, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy, announced a major investment in not just one ...

Eric and Wendy Schmidt are backing a start-up-like approach to building a giant space telescope and powerful ground ...

Astronomers using the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) instruments, the U.S.

The frame of the dome that will house the world's largest telescope has been completed, marking another key milestone in the observatory's construction. The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) ...

While the James Webb Space Telescope continues to make headlines, a much larger observatory is quietly being built on Earth.

The dome enclosing the world's largest telescope is taking shape, with the installation of protective siding and supports for the primary mirror. The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Extremely ...

The Vaonis Hyperia telescope is priced to appeal to institutions such as observatories. It combines large optics with 17 ...

The Schmidts' philanthropic research organization will build a 3-meter space telescope and fund three ground-based facilities.

After a string of dramatic failures, the huge Starship rocket from SpaceX had a fully successful test on Oct. 13, 2025. A ...

Members of the research team Grace Chesmore (left) and Katie Harrington (right) open the front of the tester used to analyze the Simons Observatory Large Aperture Telescope receiver optics. CREDIT ...