The John J. McCarthy Observatory - run by volunteers on the grounds of New Milford High School - has been watching the night sky for 25 years.

Austin Peay State University hosts three free public observatory nights in spring 2026. Join astronomy events this spring ...

Coming from one of the world's largest astrophysical research institutes, I can tell you, the anticipation across the global space science community is electric.

In our galaxy, a supernova explodes about once or twice each century. But historical astronomical records show that the last ...

The venerable Hubble observatory is going strong despite its decades in space and the advent of next-generation successors ...

One would think that a US$99,000 telescope requires specialist training and a thick instruction manual. But the new Hyperia ...

Sometimes astronomers don't need giant telescopes to observe the wonders of the cosmos; they just need to look up at the ...

School District U-46’s Planetarium and Observatory has been named a member of the Alliance of Historic Observatories.

After Santa delivered big trouble to Lick Observatory — the iconic astronomy complex atop Mount Hamilton east of San Jose where ferocious winds early Christmas morning blasted open the steel dome ...

The observatory is on the grounds of the Julian Curtiss School and is open the first and third Wednesdays.

There are plenty of parades we can easily join in this world — the zany Doo Dah Parade in Pasadena welcomes anyone for a $10 fee — but there are a few noble processions that we must be satisfied from ...

The historic building atop Mt. Hamilton is red-tagged and closed to visitors. But Astronomer Elinor Gates gave us a first-hand look at the repairs underway.