In the middle of Chile's Atacama desert, there's lots of activity as construction on the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is still underway, with cranes helping to move pieces in place. The ELT is the ...

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Recently discovered interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS have been captured using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT). The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) ...

On a high desert plateau in Chile, a massive structure is taking shape. The dome of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is ...

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The Vera Rubin Telescope Observatory is now operational and is enable astronomers to explore galaxies, stars in the Milky Way, objects in the solar system, and all in a truly new way. In its first 10 ...

An image of the Sculptor Galaxy created using images from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope. Credit: ESO / E. Congiu et al. It’s not every day we get to see a visual of the ...

Astronomers have produced the most detailed map yet of the Sculptor Galaxy, revealing hundreds of previously unseen celestial features in stunning color and resolution. By combining over 50 hours of ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - The University of Arizona is making significant strides in the field of astronomy with a key milestone in the construction of large telescopes. The National Science Foundation ...

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are among the most powerful explosions in the universe, second only to the Big Bang. The majority of these bursts are observed to flash and fade within a few seconds to minutes ...

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