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In 2012, the B612 Foundation took a trip to the bottom of the Barringer Crater in Arizona.
Mill Valley, California

B612 Foundation

Astronomers plan to launch a space telescope into orbit, to find out what exactly stands in the way of an asteroid hitting Earth.
The Hubble eXtreme Deep Field image shows just how many galaxies are out there (in a near-empty patch of sky). None are as old as G09 83808.
telescopes

Found: One of the Oldest Things in the Universe

A newly observed galaxy formed just after the Big Bang.
Vittoria Traverso November 6, 2017
Mount Wilson Observatory on November 1, the 100th birthday of its 100-inch telescope.
telescopes

Celebrating a 100-Inch Telescope's 100th Birthday

What do you give a scope that has everything?
Cara Giaimo November 3, 2017
An aerial view of FAST
Pingtang County, China

The Eye of Heaven

The largest radio telescope in the world searches for extraterrestrial life from the remote limestone peaks of southern China.
An illustration of a comet passing close to the sun.
telescopes

Found: A Comet on a Weird, Wild Swoop Around the Sun

It may be the first interstellar comet ever observed.
Sarah Laskow October 26, 2017
National Astronomical Observatory of Chile.
Santiago, Chile

National Astronomical Observatory of Chile

This observatory high on a hilltop in the center of Santiago got its start in 1852.
The furnace for mirror production.
Tucson, Arizona

Richard F. Caris Mirror Laboratory

Giant telescope mirrors built in a spinning furnace under a college football stadium.
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