In looking over the shortlist for the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025 competition, I thought about how I’ve seen tho ...

Names are a strange thing in astronomy. Sometimes scientists come up with grandiose, simple name, like the Extremely Large ...

PhoSim simulates the atmosphere, including air turbulence, as well as distortions from the shape of the telescope’s mirrors and the electrical properties of the sensors. The photons are propagated ...

Explore the jaw-dropping astro images shortlisted for this year's competition, and let's guess who might take home the ...

The shortlist for Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025 features 30 photographs selected from more than 5,800 global ...

Dark matter makes up 85% of the universe, but researchers, including Vera Rubin herself, historically have had a hard time ...

Astronomers are excited about the first test images released today from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which show the ...

Astronomy fans can zoom in practically forever into the stunning first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory ...

To make a truly realistic fake picture of a galaxy, you can model exactly how light particles travel through the atmosphere and telescope to reach its sensor.

Satellites are photobombing astronomy data — could AI offer a solution? An algorithm that detects streaks of light in telescope images could help to counter a growing threat to astronomy.

Aerial view of the Shanghai Astronomy Museum, the World’s largest astronomy museum, on July 11, 2021 in Shanghai, China. Photo by Xu Congjun/VCG via Getty Images.

Music created from telescope data helps people with blindness and visual impairments experience the wonders of astronomy, and could aid research.