Telescopes and Observatories – Page 4

What Survives in the Atacama Desert?

In Chile, a writer takes a road trip through one of the world’s driest places — a landscape that preserves remnants of the dead.

What It Looks Like When a Dying Star Eats a Planet

Astronomers spotted a dying star swallowing a large planet, a discovery that fills in a “missing link” in understanding the fates of Earth and many other planets.

Courting the Sirens of the Southern Sky

These days it takes a generation to build a giant telescope. A new one is taking shape in the Atacama Desert in Chile.

From Bullets to ‘Bird Residue,’ the Many Trials of Telescopes

Before an observatory can plumb the secrets of the cosmos, it must navigate more humbling challenges.

Satellites Threaten Astronomy, but a Few Scientists See an Opportunity

Mega-constellations built by SpaceX, Amazon and other companies could carry thousands of sensors that could aid research into gamma rays, space weather and other subjects.