Plans for a new Scottish Dark Sky Observatory (SDSO) have been submitted more than four years after the old one was destroyed by fire. They would see the conversion and extension of the former ...

TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – UNM-Taos is bringing an “out of this world” experience to northern New Mexico thanks to a nearly $5 million project. “Astrotourism is becoming a huge area, and it promises a lot of ...

A notional concept for NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory, a large space telescope proposed to launch as soon as the early 2040s. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab ...

public, including a new virtual reality theatre. The redevelopment will ensure Mt Stromlo remains a world-class astronomy research and education facility, ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Chubb said.

“A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away” starts the famous scroll from the movie “Star Wars.” It’s a renowned sci-fi movie line, but it also suggests the fascination humankind has with the stories ...

Mount Washington famously lays claim to the world’s worst weather. Now, a new project from the Mount Washington Observatory will allow people to monitor that weather more closely. Last week, the ...

One of the year’s most anticipated celestial events, the Perseid meteor shower, is set to peak in mid-August, but because it will coincide with a nearly full moon, Robert Ferguson Observatory in ...

Concerns have been raised that light pollution from 192 new homes will interfere with the work of stargazers at the West Yorkshire Astronomical Observatory, in Pontefract. Persimmon Homes lodged plans ...