The European Southern Observatory's Extremely Large Telescope is set to have full scientific operations commencing by ...

High up in the Chilean Andes, the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is set to become the world's largest optical telescope and ...

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 ...

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 ...

PASADENA, Calif. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Giant Magellan Telescope today announced that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has joined its international ...

A Ball Aerospace engineer prepares the glass illumination ground support optics (background) beryllium flight spare Secondary Mirror Assembly (foreground) for cryogenic optical hexapod motion testing ...

If you've ever tried to take a photo of the moon and stars, you know that astrophotography is incredibly challenging. Although there are tips and tricks for taking astrophotos on your cell phone, to ...

PASADENA, Calif., March 23 (UPI) -- Scientists say 3 million cubic feet of rock will be blasted from a mountaintop in the Chilean Andes to make room for what will be the world's largest telescope. In ...

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.