A team led by the California Institute of Technology has been selected to transform the venerable 2.1-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory into the first dedicated adaptive optics (AO) ...

Getting time on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the dream of many astronomers. The most powerful space telescope ...

University of Arizona astronomers are using NASA’s Swift satellite and the Kitt Peak telescope called “Super-LOTIS” to see stars almost as they explode. Until very recently, astronomers saw supernovae ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Organizers of a plan for the largest telescope at Kitt Peak west of Tucson won a $2.1 million grant for the project. At least 16 dead in flooding and tornadoes as storms slash ...

At present there are over 5600 confirmed exoplanets in just over 4000 star systems. Within this population, about 300–500 exoplanets fall into the curious class known as hot Jupiters — large, ...

HONOLULU (AP) — After years of protests and legal battles, officials have announced that a massive telescope which will allow scientists to peer into the most distant reaches of our early universe ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The group behind a ...

Kitt Peak National Observatory is installing a new telescope exclusively for public viewing, expanding its popular nightly observing program by nearly half. The 16-inch optical telescope, built in ...

Since its launch in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has made revolutionary achievements in astronomy. The new Ja mes Webb Space Telescope is popular, but Hubble has skills, like capturing visible and ...

Two stranded hikers were rescued by helicopter last week from a snowy and icy ridge along a trail in Death Valley National Park. Both men were unhurt, park officials said. "They were somewhat prepared ...