NASA has selected nine science instruments for a mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa to investigate whether the mysterious icy moon could harbor conditions suitable for life. NASA’s Galileo mission ...

Meade Instruments, the leading designer and manufacturer of telescopes and optical accessories for both professional and amateur astronomy enthusiasts worldwide, has announced the completion of the ...

Jantar Mantar is an array of Indian astronomical instruments. It consists of 13 architectural astronomy instruments. The observatory is made up of geometric devices in the form of what appears to be ...

The National Science Foundation should "divest" all of its telescopes on Kitt Peak, according to a panel it commissioned to advise it on expected budget cuts. Recommended for divestiture: The 4-meter ...

MUMBAI: The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) here is playing a key role in the development of India's Astrosat satellite which will allow scientists of this country to carry out ...

Until now, Europe has had two major collaborative networks for ground-based astronomy, one in the optical wavelength domain and the other in the radio-wave domain. OPTICON and RadioNet have now come ...

Jantar Mantar is an array of Indian astronomical instruments. It consists of 13 architectural astronomy instruments. The observatory is made up of geometric devices in the form of what appears to be ...

Developing communication, navigation, and observation satellite instruments, and the complex information systems and terminals through which they operate, often requires working on the edge of what is ...

Though planetariums are places that explore such things as the Big Bang and the beginning of time, they generally boast about having the newest skygazing technology around, not the oldest. A new book ...

Coming up with gift ideas for someone who loves astronomy isn't easy, especially if they are deep enough in the hobby that they already own a lot of things related to it. If you're struggling to think ...