The John J. McCarthy Observatory - run by volunteers on the grounds of New Milford High School - has been watching the night sky for 25 years.

A bold new era in astronomy is on the horizon. By 2029, Schmidt Sciences, the philanthropic foundation founded by former ...

Sometimes astronomers don't need giant telescopes to observe the wonders of the cosmos; they just need to look up at the ...

The comet broke into pieces after making a close approach around the sun in October 2025.

Coming from one of the world's largest astrophysical research institutes, I can tell you, the anticipation across the global space science community is electric.

One would think that a US$99,000 telescope requires specialist training and a thick instruction manual. But the new Hyperia ...

School District U-46’s Planetarium and Observatory has been named a member of the Alliance of Historic Observatories.

The observatory is on the grounds of the Julian Curtiss School and is open the first and third Wednesdays.

The venerable Hubble observatory is going strong despite its decades in space and the advent of next-generation successors ...

There are plenty of parades we can easily join in this world — the zany Doo Dah Parade in Pasadena welcomes anyone for a $10 fee — but there are a few noble processions that we must be satisfied from ...

After Santa delivered big trouble to Lick Observatory — the iconic astronomy complex atop Mount Hamilton east of San Jose where ferocious winds early Christmas morning blasted open the steel dome ...

The historic building atop Mt. Hamilton is red-tagged and closed to visitors. But Astronomer Elinor Gates gave us a ...