A long-delayed project to build the largest telescope in the Northern Hemisphere atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii has been given new ...

The students named it Ua ʻŌhiʻa Lani, which means Heavenly ʻŌhiʻa Rains, inspired by a traditional Hawaiian story.

The Gemini South telescope is turning 25, and astronomers are celebrating its birthday with a dazzling new image of the ...

The Thirty Metre Telescope unites India and Japan in space exploration. Expected to be operational by mid-2030s, scientists ...

The goal of the Thirty Metre Telescope project is to peer deeper into the cosmos than ever before, studying black holes, ...

Robo-AO-2 is designed to correct the blur caused by Earth’s atmosphere, sharpening images of hundreds of objects each night with minimal human oversight. The system is led by astronomer Christoph ...

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From a flashing blue streak to falling smoke, we now know what caused strange sightings in the sky above Hawaii this week.

On most nights, city skies hide the stars. Streetlights, buildings, and cars fill the air with artificial glow that drowns ...

The University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy has launched initial science operations for Robo-AO-2, a robotic laser adaptive optics system now operating at the UH 2.2-meter telescope. The ...

India is a founder member partner of the Thirty Metre Telescope planned for construction on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, which is ...

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