A recent photograph taken from the Gemini South Observatory in Chile provides a breathtaking view of the Milky Way, offering ...

Every Wednesday night as the sky grows dark, the Kirkwood Observatory opens its doors to the public. Available from the end of spring break to the beginning of Thanksgiving break each year, the ...

Sometimes astronomers don't need giant telescopes to observe the wonders of the cosmos; they just need to look up at the ...

The neural network approach uses multiple or “deep” layers that learn to identify increasingly complex features in data. The ...

Learn more about the Chankillo site, an ancient astronomical observatory that may offer new insights into how our ancestors ...

The satellites in Amazon's new internet-beaming megaconstellation in low Earth orbit are bright enough to disrupt ...

On Thursday, June 22, the Bowdoin observatory took to the skies. Well, not exactly. But for several hours, the building was “in the air,” that is, raised above ground and, slowly, rolled to a new, ...

Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, celebrated the grand opening of the Marley Foundation Astronomy Discovery Center (ADC), a 40,000-square-foot facility featuring interactive exhibits, a ...

One would think that a US$99,000 telescope requires specialist training and a thick instruction manual. But the new Hyperia ...

Since its founding in 1894, Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff has been a beacon of astronomical discovery, its scientists famously identifying Pluto and revealing the expanding universe. Now, Lowell ...

Helping young people tap into their excitement about the night sky helps them build confidence and opens career pathways they may not have considered before.