Carnarvon is the desert town closest to what will be the largest radio telescope in the world - the Square Kilometre Array. The residents of Carnarvon are proud to host the SKA, but they question ...
Figuring out how planets form, how galaxies evolve and how the universe began is on the “to-do” list for the TAO telescope 18 ...
South Africa's Karoo region is a vast semi-arid area that stretches across four of the country's provinces. It is sparsely ...
When you hear about big science projects like a huge new telescope or a miles-long particle accelerator, it’s usually in the ...
The first of 133 new parabolic dishes being installed at the South African part of what will be the world’s largest radio telescope is set to be completed in the next month. Following several ...
In the heart of this landscape, near the small Northern Cape town of Carnarvon, the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory ...
The Euclid Space Telescope is back to full operational capabilities after a deicing procedure removed small amounts of water ice from its mirror. As announced last week, some of the instruments on ...
Recent reports of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope finding signs of life on a distant planet understandably sparked excitement. A new study challenges this finding, but also outlines how the ...
If you're looking to view deep space, you'll need a specialist telescope designed to let in more light than one of the standard best telescopes. The best telescopes for deep space have larger ...
With one of the best telescopes in your arsenal, the viewable universe is your oyster. Whether you want to spot galaxies, stars, planets, moons, or nebulas, there are a wide range of models on ...
Stars are born from huge clouds of mostly hydrogen gas floating in space. Astronomers like me study this gas because it helps us understand how stars and galaxies form and grow. Hydrogen gas gives off ...