Observatory goes online later this decade, it will create one of science's biggest data challenges. The SKA Observatory is a global radio telescope project built in the Southern Hemisphere. There, ...

The world's largest and most sensitive radio telescope will be shared by South Africa and Australia, project organizers announced today (May 25). Both nations had been vying to host the Square ...

For a telescope designed to create the largest movie of the night sky, one small comet shooting through our solar system is ...

The observations could reshape how we understand the Sun’s magnetic architecture and improve space weather forecasting.

The world's largest telescope captured a deep-space nebula — an interstellar cloud of gas and dust that can produce new stars — in stunning detail, providing the first close-up view to date of the ...

In Chilean tradition, this ceremony is known as Tijerales, and was celebrated on April 16, 2025 with a traditional barbeque for the crew. The ceremony was also livestreamed to ESO's headquarters in ...

Technological limitations for manufacturing large, round telescopes has experts considering unconventional shapes to improve ...

The world's largest digital camera was to embark on a 10-year survey mission at the heart of a new telescope in Chile. SLAC shared renders and more details in 2015, ahead of the start of construction.