As with amateur scopes, dew is a potentially harmful problem at professional observatories because the water that accumulates on optical surfaces can interfere with the telescope’s performance, and it ...

Have you ever just looked up at the starts and wondered just how far out it goes? If you have, you are not alone. There are many scientists and researchers who are trying to unlock the secrets that ...

Planned launch of 500,000 satellites could spoil about one in three Hubble images, even when the telescope stays above Earth's weather.

Astronomy and commercial space are often portrayed as being on a collision course, yet their futures are deeply intertwined. As satellite constellations expand, astronomers raise concerns about trails ...

Outdoor lighting for buildings, roads and advertising can help people see in the dark of night, but many astronomers are growing increasingly concerned that these lights could be blinding us to the ...

Many in the University of Virginia community have trekked to the top of Observatory Hill to visit the Leander McCormick Observatory, dedicated in 1885 and still operating 140 years later. But how many ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Outdoor lighting for buildings, roads and advertising ...

Discover peculiarly shaped and thoughtfully designed astronomical observatories. Completed in 1921, Einstein Tower in Potsdam, Germany was designed by architect Erich Mendelsohn to house a solar ...

Outdoor lighting for buildings, roads and advertising can help people see in the dark of night, but many astronomers are growing increasingly concerned that these lights could be blinding us to the ...