June 22 marks the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, the home of the historic Prime Meridian and ...

The astronomers who operate powerful Vera C. Rubin observatory released debut images June 23, 2025, showcasing just exactly ...

A major share of the total of 94,090 plates is accounted for by the 40,000 photographic plates from the Dr. Karl Remeis Observatory Bamberg, Astronomical Institute of FAU.

With the ability to scan the entire southern night sky every three days, the huge Vera Rubin Observatory could be about to start to solving the mysteries of the universe, from dark matter to Planet Ni ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of an ancient Egyptian astronomical observatory at a temple site. The observatory, thought to date to the sixth century B.C., was built with mud bricks ...

A major share of the total of 94,090 plates is accounted for by the 40,000 photographic plates from the Dr. Karl Remeis Observatory Bamberg, Astronomical Institute of FAU.

Egyptologists have excavated a nearly 9,150-square-foot astronomical observatory in modern-day Tell el-Faraeen dating back to the sixth century BCE—the first and largest of its kind from that era.

A vast ancient astronomical observatory has been uncovered in Egypt, revealing a structure dating from the 6th century BC, buried under the sand for 2,500 years. Located in the temple of Buto, in ...

An overview of the excavation site at Tell El-Faraeen, where archaeologists uncovered the first known ancient Egyptian observatory. Credit: Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

Paranal Observatory is home to ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), which comprises four telescopes each with a 27-foot (8.2-meter) mirror and four auxiliary telescopes with 6-foot (1.8-meter) mirrors.

The facility tracked the sun's movements closely. An apparent record-breaking ancient astronomy "observatory," complete with a sundial, was uncovered recently during a temple dig in the old ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have identified the country’s first recorded astronomical observatory, which, according to experts, is the “first and largest” discovery of its kind, Live Science ...