The French company Vaonis is one of the leading manufacturers of smart telescopes, and the Vespera Pro is their premium model ...

When you look at the night sky, do you ever wonder what's going on out there? On a clear night with a dark sky, if moonlight doesn't wash it out, sometimes you can see the arc of the Milky Way. The ...

The two telescopes operate synchronously: Izaña-2 fires laser pulses at a piece of space debris high overhead, and Izaña-1 ...

The Earth supports the only known life in the universe, all of it depending heavily on the presence of liquid water to ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Our home solar system may be down by a planet with the recent demotion of Pluto, but the number of giant planets discovered in orbit around other stars continues to grow steadily. Now ...

One of the youngest planets ever found around a distant infant star has been discovered by an international team of scientists led by University of Hawai?i at M?noa faculty, students, and alumni.

Astronomers have discovered the raw ingredients of planets orbiting two infant stars, offering a glimpse into how new worlds ...

For decades, astronomers have searched for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence using radio telescopes and optical instruments, scanning the skies for artificial signals.

Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e may contain an atmosphere and liquid water, NASA scientists said. Research into the exoplanet is ...

Originally, the telescope was an optical instrument much like a spyglass, using lenses, mirrors, or some combination of the two. Today, the term "telescope" describes a wide range of instruments using ...