Aug. 26 marked the 140th anniversary of McKim Observatory’s First Light. An observatory’s “First Light” signifies when a ...

A powerful new observatory has unveiled its first images to the public, showing off what it can do as it gets ready to start its main mission: making a vivid time-lapse video of the night sky that ...

The powerful Vera C. Rubin Observatory is releasing some of its first images as part of an ambitious effort to effectively create a movie of all the changes in the southern night sky over a decade.

National Science Foundation and Department of Energy will host a full reveal event streaming on the agency's YouTube channel. Live watch parties are also taking place all over the world. Named for ...

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Old Naval Observatory is a historic site in Northwest, Washington, D.C.. The Washington meridian of 1850 passes through the Observatory. Wikipedia* On the C-SPAN Networks: Old Naval Observatory has ...

Dark matter makes up 85% of the universe, but researchers, including Vera Rubin herself, historically have had a hard time finding it. This article was originally published at The Conversation. The ...

The Prague Planetarium put on a show no one would ever forget. On June 23, 2025, planetariums around the world, including the historic Prague Planetarium, joined together to unveil the first images ...