Planetariums were a hit with the public. Within decades, they had spread around the world – the first planetarium in the ...

NASA's newest astrophysics space telescope launched in March on a mission to create an all-sky map of the universe. Now ...

Astronomers have spotted another never-before-seen "nova" blaze to life in the night sky. This may be the first time that ...

The first images from the telescope were released earlier this week, and it uses a 3,200-megapixel camera the size of a car.

Tributes have been paid to a "towering figure in British astronomy" who has died aged 102. Sir Francis Graham-Smith was ...

Vera Rubin Observatory unveiled first images: millions of galaxies captured in just 10 hours of observation.

Almost a thousand of the world’s top space scientists will visit Durham University next week (7 to 11 July) as we host the UK’s National Astronomy Meeting (NAM) 2025. NAM is the flagship annual event ...

The first pictures released show 10 million galaxies. It's a small start, just 0.05 percent of the overall mission to map out ...

Almost a thousand of the world's top space scientists will visit Durham University next week (7 to 11 July) as we host the UK's National Astronomy ...

The world has gotten an early preview of the Rubin Observatory's first images, which include stunning snaps of spiraling ...