Observatories
Studies Will Proceed on Extremely Large Telescope
The European Southern Observatory's governing body has agreed to proceed with detailed studies for a new, Extremely Large Telescope. The…
Enhanced Vision for the Subaru Telescope
The Subaru telescope has been equipped with a new adaptive optics system that has enhanced its already impressive vision by…
New Telescope Will Search for Asteroids and Map Out the Universe
A newly built observatory on Maui is getting ready to release a flood of astronomical data. The 1.8 metre Pan-STARRS…
Giant Radio Telescope May Go to Australia or Africa
Australia and South Africa have been shortlisted to host the Square Kilometer Array, a massive radio telescope that will be…
Radio Telescope Will Look Back to the Beginning
The Mileura Widefield Array - Low Frequency Demonstrator was awarded $4.9 million in funding from the National Science Foundation this…
Sky Shade Could Reveal Planets
Space telescopes designed to observe distant planets need to be powerful, but they also need some method of blocking the…
The Clearest Skies on Earth
Telescopes are perched at the tops of mountains because the air up there is thinner, drier and clearer than the…
Airship Observatories Could Give the Best View
When it comes to astronomy, large telescopes rule. But if you can get your instrument into space, you bypass the…
Construction Begins on Cosmic Ray Observatory
Construction has begun on a cosmic ray observatory in the Utah desert that should be 10 times more sensitive than…
First Mirror Cast for the Giant Magellan Telescope
Workers at the University of Arizona Steward Observatory Mirror Lab have cast the first mirror for the Giant Magellan Telescope.…