Wajarri artist, Judith Anaru, painted a fast radio burst as part of a series commissioned by CSIRO to celebrate the research being undertaken with CSIRO's ASKAP radio telescope on Wajarri Country.

How did the universe begin? How do planets form and galaxies develop? Could life exist anywhere else in the cosmos? Questions that have long eluded astronomers could finally be answered with the ...

A pair of Sydney Ph.D. students helped sharpen the view of humanity's most powerful space observatory—without leaving Earth.

Update: NASA is now targeting a launch for Friday, March 7. Find the latest information on the mission here. How did the universe begin? How do planets form and galaxies develop? Could life exist ...

Astronomy isn’t just about distant stars; it’s also about the human effort here on Earth that makes it possible to extend our vision out into the cosmos.

Three years into its mission, the James Webb Space Telescope has advanced the search for extraterrestrial life more than any ...

MIT is a world-renowned academic institution whose excellence in science, engineering, and discovery makes it a natural partner for us,” said Dr. Robert Shelton, President of the Giant Magellan ...

A team of astronomers used an "Earth-sized super telescope" to detect an object that emits no light, via gravitational ...

The most advanced optical spectrograph in the world begins a two-week journey today from the University of California, Santa Cruz, where it was built, to the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii, where it ...

The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is considered a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. It's actually visible to the naked eye ...

You don’t need a telescope to enjoy the night sky—not when your phone can show exactly what’s overhead. With the right app, just point your device at a patch of stars and get names instantly, or track ...