Researchers from the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a hybrid deep ...

"The detection of heavy water … proves the water's ancient heritage and provides a missing link between clouds, disks, comets ...

Comet Lemmon should be visible to the naked eye as it approaches the sun this month. Here are the best locations around Ohio to see it.

Stars and satellites are meeting more frequently in the night sky, raising vital questions about the future of astronomy.

Three enormous and peculiar radio light rings were discovered far, far outside our own galaxy, shedding more light on one of ...

Using CO (J=1–0) molecular line data obtained from the 13.7-meter millimeter-wave telescope at the Purple Mountain ...

For the past decade, gravitational wave astronomy has opened our eyes to amazing cosmic phenomena thanks to LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory. Bob McDonald celebrates LIGO ...

Gary Kader achieved his goal of becoming a professional astronomer, but it didn’t happen until after he retired from a 35-year career in engineering. Kader was appointed in December 2007 as director ...

Dew accumulation on optical surfaces of professional telescopes degrades performance and necessitates difficult, costly cleaning. Heating large telescope mirrors to prevent dew formation is ...

For astrophysicist Mansi Kasliwal, her appointment to the historic Palomar Observatory as the new director was a full-circle ...

The Paranal Observatory, one of the world's most important, faces a major risk of providing clear images because of a proposed green hydrogen and ammonia plant ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the first and largest astronomical observatory from 6th century BC — located in Kafr Sheikh, Egypt. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities shared the remarkable ...