The Hoku Kea Observatory, the University of Hawaii’s educational telescope on Maunakea, is no more. “We have mixed feelings about it,” said UH-Hilo chancellor Bonnie Irwin. “We’re happy that it’s the ...

The Hoku Kea Observatory, the University of Hawaii’s educational telescope on Mauna Kea, is no more. The telescope was the first of five Mauna Kea observatories slated for removal as part of the ...

SPRINGFIELD — The Stellaphane Observatory National Historic Landmark of Springfield received an early present this holiday season: a donated observatory dome that was almost sold as scrap metal. The ...

As the largest optical telescope in the world, the ELT will allow scientists to dive further into our universe than ever before. The ELT’s 39-metre ‘eye on the sky’ will capture some of the clearest ...

Thursday evening, Indiana State University reopened the John C. Hook Memorial Observatory dome after being closed for more than 20 years. The university hosted a grand reopening, beginning with a ...

Recent repairs to the exterior dome have made Heyden Observatory functional once more. The Georgetown University Francis J. Heyden Observatory recently underwent repairs to return the building to its ...

Sounds of construction reverberated through the air as the domes for the North Georgia Astronomical Observatory at the University of North Georgia (UNG) were lifted and placed atop the newly built ...

WEST OLIVE — Construction began this week on a public observatory at Hemlock Crossing County Park. The observatory dome will house a permanently mounted telescope and a roof that slides open to reveal ...