ORCs are vast, faint rings of radio energy that surround galaxies and can be detected only in radio wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum. They are made up of fast-moving, magnetized plasma.

This summer, I upgraded my small wide-angle view telescope in order to better track deep space objects and capture ...

The finding offers tantalizing clues in the ongoing quest to piece together the origins of ORCs—mysterious, ring-shaped radio signals from space. reading time 2 minutes For lovers of cool astronomy ...

The Cincinnati Observatory is bringing together meteorite collectors to talk about their prizes and how anyone can find space rocks on Earth. Space is dirty. Filthy. It's littered with asteroids, and ...

John Ventre holds up a slice of a partially translucent meteorite from his collection at the Cincinnati Observatory. Space is dirty. Filthy. It's littered with asteroids, and rocks, and dust. Some of ...

Set for a spring grand opening, the new Stanley Observatory is close to completion, boasting a retractable roof and built to house a large telescope donated several years ago to the Idaho Dark Sky ...

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory is communicating with mission operators at the Mission Operations Center at ...

Astronomers are trying to understand what caused a series of gamma ray bursts, or GRBs — the most powerful explosions in the universe. These energetic bursts are typically unleashed by the incendiary ...

Using the world’s largest digital camera, Rubin will capture a full view of the southern sky every three days. reading time 6 minutes The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a winner of the 2025 Gizmodo ...

The Tentative Lists of States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to facilitate ...