Plans for a new Scottish Dark Sky Observatory (SDSO) have been submitted more than four years after the old one was destroyed ...

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife Wendy are spearheading one of the most ambitious private astronomy initiatives in ...

A first-of-its-kind space telescope could soon launch into orbit and potentially chart a new path forward for astronomy.

A billionaire-backed philanthropic organization is funding the development of a series of new observatories, including a ...

The historic Yerkes Observatory, which houses the world’s largest refracting telescope, will live again thanks to a new agreement announced Tuesday. According to the deal, ownership of the famed ...