Arizona's world-class dark sky observatory: Here’s when and where it opens
The International Dark Sky Discovery Center expects to open later this year. Here's when you can visit. Don't miss the Dark ...
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Preserving astronomy history: The fight is on to save an iconic Royal Observatory Greenwich site
Nestled in the rolling green hills of the English countryside is an important site in global astronomical history. But now, ...
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World's largest digital camera to help new Vera Rubin Observatory make a 'time-lapse record of the universe' (video)
The car-sized Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) Camera that was recently installed on the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is ...
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Dark skies above world's best astronomy sites could be ruined by new energy project
The astronomical site in peril is Mount Paranal, where the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) ...
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Simons Observatory’s large aperture telescope achieves first light: a new window on the early universe
The Simons Observatory, a most advanced network of telescopes aimed at mapping the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) with unprecedented precision, has reached a major milestone: the Large Aperture ...
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A decade of starry skies: Reimers Observatory celebrates 10 years
Reimers Observatory has offered a space for visitors to view starry skies and participate in various educational programming.
A crowd gathered at Griffith Observatory to welcome the first day of spring
The Griffith Observatory was the perfect place to welcome spring. It’s an observatory, planetarium, and exhibition space that ...
Scathing Report Claims Energy Megaproject Will Ruin ‘Best Place on Earth for Astronomy’
The project in the Atacama Desert could increase light pollution by up to 50%, making it much harder to observe the cosmos ...
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Bridging the gap: Kamaʻāina Observatory Experience returns, connecting Hawaiʻi residents with Mauna Kea observatories
The Kamaʻāina Observatory Experience, a free program offered by Maunakea Observatories, has returned to give island residents ...