The Losmandy G-11 mount is one of the most popular serious telescope mounts of the past few decades. Its superb build quality and great performance has garnered a loyal following over the years.

ESO estimates the complex will leak as much light pollution as a city with a population of about 20,000. Parts of the ...

Pinpointing a Milepost Marker Star that Opened the Realm of Galaxies At the dawn of the 20th century, astronomers faced a ...

Using the largest telescope in the world at that time, the Carnegie-funded 100-inch Hooker Telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory ... distance ladder" needed to build a yardstick to far-flung ...

Astrophotographers use sophisticated imaging technology to take and edit photographs that bring us the cosmos with startling ...

Mount Paranal, an 8,740-foot (2,664-meter ... pushing the boundaries of astronomical discovery. The $1.5 billion telescope is set to build on the legacy of the reliable VLT, offering deeper ...

only a few kilometers from the summit of Mount Paranal, the site of the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT). VLT, which cost some $350 million to build in the 1990s ($ ...

Butler leads the discovery of 70 of the first 100 extrasolar planets detected. The 6.5-meter Magellan Baade telescope at Las Campanas Observatory sees first light. Two years later the 6.5-meter ...

Explore the historic Maryland landmarks that shaped America's history; the rich heritage and significant contributions of ...

Medicine Rocks State Park is about as far off the beaten path as you can get without actually leaving the country. It’s ...

On a clear spring evening in Michigan, the stars aligned — just not in the way Upfront Ventures partner Nick Kim expected. He ...