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One of the LSST's mirror cells.
telescopes

The Camera That Will Transform Our Understanding of the Universe

Brookhaven National Laboratory's Paul O'Connor explains the mind-boggling promise of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope.
Sarah Laskow August 21, 2017
Byurakan observatory.
Byurakan, Armenia

Byurakan Observatory

Armenia's premier center of astrophysical research was established during the Soviet era.
The bright storm at the planet's equator took scientists by surprise.
science

Neptune's New Surprise Storm Is Nearly as Big as Earth

The ice giant's atmosphere is pretty chaotic.
Kelsey Kennedy August 4, 2017
Three lasers from the Starfire Range converge.
Tijeras, New Mexico

Starfire Optical Range

The U.S. Air Force has an anti-satellite laser weapon.
New view of the Crab Nebula.
science

The Crab Nebula Is Ready for Its Close-Up

Five telescopes were used to make a special new image, and only one of them is on Earth.
Samir S. Patel May 10, 2017
Bracewell Radio Sundial
Magdalena, New Mexico

Bracewell Radio Sundial

A one-of-a-kind sundial at the Very Large Array honors a radio astronomy pioneer, incorporating the original piers from his breakthrough radio telescope.
An illustration of the Antares neutrino detector.
science

Why Scientists Sank a Telescope Into the Deepest Parts of the Ocean

The ANTARES underwater observatory is looking for particles from outer space, but it's also contributing to marine science.
Claudia Geib December 19, 2016
objects of intrigue

This Beautiful Art Nouveau Telescope Can Be Yours

Got a spare $125,000?
Ella Morton October 4, 2016
telescopes

Did We Just Witness the Birth of a Black Hole?

A star has disappeared.
Eric Grundhauser September 15, 2016
An 18th Century Persian astrolabe, an instrument that predicts locations of the sun, moon, planet, and stars. On display at the Whipple Museum.
Cambridge, England

Whipple Museum of the History of Science

A treasure trove of astronomical, mathematical, and scientific instruments at Cambridge University.
observatories

Why Massive Radio Telescopes Might Be Our Best Shot at Finding Aliens

The search for extraterrestrial life is amping up, after China's debut of the world's largest radio telescope.
Erik Shilling July 7, 2016
Tesla in his lab.
science

What Do Scientists Do When They Think They Might Have Intercepted Alien Signals?

Inexplicable data can pose a particular problem.
Sarah Laskow June 9, 2016
space exploration

NASA Just Found 1,284 New Planets

It's a very large universe.
Erik Shilling May 11, 2016
space exploration

Japan Has Lost Contact With a New Satellite and Isn't Sure Why

The spacecraft launched in February.
Erik Shilling March 28, 2016
space exploration

Astronomers Eye The Most Distant Galaxy Ever Seen

The galaxy existed just 400 million years after the Big Bang.
Erik Shilling March 4, 2016
The Superterp
Buinen, Netherlands

LOFAR Superterp

The nerve center of a massive, state-of-the art radio telescope that sprawls across Western Europe.
IceCube Research Station
Antarctica

IceCube Research Station

The world's largest neutrino telescope searches for secrets of the universe at the South Pole.
Southern African Large Telescope
Cape Town, South Africa

South African Astronomical Observatory

This historic observatory was established to keep shipwrecks from littering the Cape of Good Hope.