China's huge FAST telescope will open to scientists globally in April
Foreign astronomers will get 10 percent of observation time.
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Puerto Rico commits $8 million to rebuild Arecibo telescope
It likely won't be enough, but it's a start.
Researchers capture the world's first 3,200-megapixel digital photo
It was taken with sensors for the world's largest digital camera.
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Puerto Rico’s Arecibo radio telescope suffers serious damage
A broken cable caused a 100-foot-long gash in the world's second-largest telescope.
NASA will deploy a huge stratospheric balloon to study newborn stars
It will make detailed 3D maps of gases around the giant stars.
China's giant radio telescope will start searching for aliens in September
FAST will scan the skies for life in addition to its usual exploration.
NASA successfully deploys the James Webb Telescope's enormous mirror
The telescope is one step closer to launch.
NASA decommissions Spitzer Space Telescope after 16 years of service
The James Webb Space Telescope will take its place next year.
How to safely watch Mercury pass in front of the Sun today
The rare event won't happen again for another 13 years.
The first ever black hole image lands scientists $3 million prize
The prize is known as 'The Oscars of Science.'
The world’s largest telescope is one step closer to completion
The second of seven primary mirrors on the Giant Magellan Telescope is now complete.
Breakthrough searches for signs of alien life in ultra-fast light pulses
The powerful VERITAS telescope array will help look for extraterrestrials.
Russia launches X-ray telescope to find 'millions' of black holes
Spektr-RG could significantly expand understanding of the universe.
Russia lost control of an orbiting radio telescope (updated)
Spektr-R is alive, but it's not answering.
Researchers may have witnessed the birth of a black hole
An object dubbed ‘The Cow’ could be a newly formed black hole or neutron star.
Astronomers detect more mystery radio bursts from beyond the Milky Way
The repeated activity could help determine their origins.
Researchers propose guiding large space telescopes with tiny satellites
In the future, they could be used to stabilize telescopes studying exoplanets.
