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 ...

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

June 22 marks the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, the home of the historic Prime Meridian that is considered by many to be the birthplace of modern astronomy. To celebrate, we're ...

Stray clouds reflect the last few rays of golden light as the sun dips below the horizon. I focus my camera across the summit to the westernmost peak of the mountain. Silhouetted within a dying blaze ...

An ambitious, multinational project to survey the entire Southern Hemisphere’s night sky over a 10-year period has thousands of astronomers, astrophysicists and data scientists on the threshold of a ...

Near the small town of Herstmonceux in the English county of East Sussex sits the former home of the Royal Greenwich Observatory. The Royal Observatory Greenwich was first built in Greenwich, London, ...

Helping young people tap into their excitement about the night sky helps them build confidence and opens career pathways they ...

SEMO’s new Vollink Family Observatory opens in Cape Girardeau, offering students and the public hands-on access to astronomy and STEM learning with advanced telescopes and educational programs.

The Yerkes Future Foundation (YFF) has officially acquired the Yerkes Observatory's collection of 180,000 astronomical glass plates from the University of Chicago. These glass plates, spanning from ...

You say you have a dedicated birthday binder, one of those special dealies with the tabs and the months and the areas where you can jot down gift ideas? Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, ...