Types of Telescopes Telescopes that capture visible light are known as optical telescopes, and the science done with them is called optical astronomy. But there's an entire electromagnetic spectrum, ...

After more than six months of COVID-related closures, observational astronomy is largely getting back to work. Many of the world’s biggest telescopes have reopened their domes in recent weeks, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A new generation of optically "fast" telescopes, connected to compact high-resolution video ...

Lunar exploration is undergoing a renaissance. Dozens of missions, organised by multiple space agencies—and increasingly by commercial companies—are set to visit the Moon by the end of this decade.

More than 100 years ago, astronomer George Ellery Hale brought our two Pasadena institutions together to build what was then the largest optical telescope in the world. The Mt. Wilson Observatory ...

On November 20, Astronomy magazine hosted a live event featuring nine speakers, all standouts in the world of amateur ...

With the current health crisis hitting most aspects of people's lives, many have turned to new hobbies that suit social distancing and staying at home. Stargazing and amateur astronomy are two ...

A long-exposure image taken from Cerro Pachón captures the luminous road connecting two of Chile's most important astronomical sites. The Atacama desert is a hotspot for astronomy. With its dry thin ...

This article originally appeared in the Jan. 21, 2019 issue of SpaceNews magazine. At the largest conference of astronomers in the United States, the biggest astronomy mission under development was ...

The alarm sounded at around 3 a.m. on April 3. An electrical malfunction had stalled the behemoth South Pole Telescope as it mapped radiation left over from the Big Bang. Astronomers Allen Foster and ...

A correction to an earlier version of this article has been appended to the end of the article. A huge slab of ice and snow slides off the huge domed roof of the Great Refractor telescope at Mount ...