Science is the US national research & development center for ground-based night-time astronomy. Our mission is to provide public access to qualified professional researchers to forefront scientific capabilities on telescopes operated by our experts as well as other optical devices. Today, these telescopes range in aperture size from 2 m to 10 m.
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On the morning of January 31, people with clear skies across western North America will have front-row seats to the first total eclipse of the Moon since September...
By combining the power of a "natural lens" in space with the capability of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers made a surprising discovery—the first...
ALMA has observed stars like the Sun at a very early stage in their formation and found traces of methyl isocyanate — a chemical building block of life. This is the...
A newly discovered Jupiter-like world is so hot, it's being vaporized by its own star. With a dayside temperature of more than 7,800 degrees Fahrenheit (4,600 Kelvin)...
Explore the highlights of the southern sky on a night tour at the oldest local observatory. Use our telescopes to see the stars during this unique experience.
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