The space-based observatory has revolutionized the way we see space, and it can now add another remarkable accomplishment to ...

As NASA reports, two astronomers working with raw Webb data the space agency periodically makes available to researchers, ...

Very massive stars (VMSs) have had a massive impact on the formation of our universe. However, there aren't very many of them ...

New observations show a star that blew up in two separate bursts, confirming a long-suspected cosmic phenomenon called a ...

The plains house the aptly named Very Large Array (VLA)—a radio telescope made of 27 different antennas, each of which looks like a home satellite dish on steroids. When the antennas are pointed ...

Astronomers are sounding alarm bells as the world's most precious sky-observing location faces a light pollution risk due to a new renewable energy project.

ESO's Extremely Large Telescope at Cerro Armazones in Chile's Atacama Desert is seen from directly above while its construction continues.

Astronomers have created a magnificent visual map of the spiral galaxy using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope.

This handout provided by the European Southern Observatory shows a detailed, thousand-colour image of the Sculptor Galaxy captured with the MUSE instrument at ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT).

European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope took photos a rare supernova roughly 300 years after it happened ...

Next-Generation Very Large Array Will Spot Baby Solar Systems—If It’s Funded A new telescope project called the Next-Generation Very Large Array will revolutionize radio astronomy if it gets ...