CCD sensors were once all the rage in digital photography, but they have since been replaced by CMOS technology. Why did the industry end up switching?

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, has achieved a major milestone with the installation of the ...

The night sky of Aspen is a wonderland for stargazers, dark and transparent enough for the naked eye to discern constellations and even nearby galaxies. With the help of telescopes and large cameras, ...

Scientists imaged the heart of the OJ 287 galaxy, uncovering a curved plasma jet around what appears to be two merging supermassive black holes. The structure reveals unimaginable energy levels and ...

Uranus just got a little more time on its hands. A fresh analysis of a decade's worth of Hubble Space Telescope observations shows Uranus takes 17 hours, 14 minutes and 52 seconds to complete a full ...

If you've ever tried to take a photo of the moon and stars, you know that astrophotography is incredibly challenging. Although there are tips and tricks for taking astrophotos on your cell phone, to ...

So many fascinating pictures of space don’t actually come from NASA or even a satellite. They come from someone with a telescope and a camera. Astro photography is a cool hobby, but it can be ...