The U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) has completed observations for the Very ...

ASTRON has performed the first successful astronomical observations with a so-called Focal Plane Array (FPA), installed on one of the fourteen dishes of the Westerbork telescope. Focal Plane Arrays ...

Amid concerns about maintaining dark and quiet skies for astronomy, the FCC said regulating the light impacts of satellites ...

Semiconductors have had a nice run, but for certain applications, such as astrophysics, they are being edged out by superconductors. Ben Mazin, assistant professor of physics at UC Santa Barbara, has ...

For most stars, neutron stars and black holes are their final resting places. When a supergiant star runs out of fuel, it expands and then rapidly collapses on itself. This act creates a neutron ...

Chile's Atacama Desert is home to some of the best Earth-based observatories, though an energy company is throwing a wrench in the works. Reading time 5 minutes The European Southern Observatory is at ...

The event allows visitors to explore astronomy through hands-on activities at three separate locations across the community.