Scientists using three telescopes spaced thousands of miles apart have caught the best look ever of the center of a distant quasar, an ultra-bright galaxy with a giant black hole at its core. By ...

PHOENIX — Arizona is home to telescopes at Kitt Peak south of Tucson and Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff and now northern Arizona is a finalist to be home for a 40- telescope array. Meteor Crater and ...

High up in the Pinaleño Mountains, the stars of the vast Milky Way come trickling in through the lens of a solitary telescope fortress as researchers seek answers to that gnawing question: What else ...

Southern Arizona will contribute to a 24-hour live video webcast today called "Around the World in 80 Telescopes," in which viewers can tune in to watch segments from 80 different astronomical ...

PHOENIX — The largest telescope in metro Phoenix was added to the International Dark Sky Discovery Center opening soon in Fountain Hills. The 27.5-inch PlaneWave CDK700 gives metro Phoenix its first ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - The University of Arizona is making significant strides in the field of astronomy with a key milestone in the construction of large telescopes. The National Science Foundation ...

A new trail in this southern Arizona city plots the most visitor-friendly astronomy stops—and there are plenty to choose from, including world-class observatories and six Dark Sky parks. Tucson’s new ...

A technology entrepreneur in Scottsdale, Ariz., has donated $20-million toward the University of Arizona’s engagement in the Giant Magellan Telescope project, an international effort to construct a ...

A galaxy that has remained unchanged for 7 billion years — a rarity in the universe — has been observed by astronomers, offering a glimpse into cosmic history and adding to an enigmatic collection of ...

University of Arizona scientist Roger Angel thinks big, starts small and works with cheap materials. His latest mission — nothing less than saving the planet from global warming — involves some ...

A team of astronomers has detected for the first time a growing planet inside a ring. The planet, named WISPIT 2b, is outside our Solar System and embedded in a cleared gap of a multi-ringed disc of ...