NASA scientists have proposed something extraordinary: building the largest telescope ever made on the far side of the Moon.

The world's largest telescope captured a deep-space nebula — an interstellar cloud of gas and dust that can produce new stars — in stunning detail, providing the first close-up view to date of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first images from a new telescope in Chile were released this week, featuring extraordinarily detailed scenes from deep space.

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

Underneath the University of Arizona's football stadium are the beginnings of the Giant Magellan Telescope, set to be the largest optical telescope in the world. The Richard F. Caris Mirror Laboratory ...

Hoping to see deeper into the universe, scientists and engineers are designing some of the largest and weirdest telescopes ...

If you've ever tried to take a photo of the moon and stars, you know that astrophotography is incredibly challenging. Although there are tips and tricks for taking astrophotos on your cell phone, to ...

PHOENIX — The largest telescope in metro Phoenix was added to the International Dark Sky Discovery Center opening soon in Fountain Hills. The 27.5-inch PlaneWave CDK700 gives metro Phoenix its first ...

The first images from a new telescope in Chile were released this week, featuring extraordinarily detailed scenes from deep space. And more are expected to follow the debut series from the ...