For over two centuries, we have watched the red giant R Leonis dim and brighten with regularity, but this 'heartbeat' is beginning to speed up near the end of the star's life.

A compact cluster of galaxies is one of many being studied by astronomers of the Australian Astronomical Observatory, using images taken at the Victor M. Blanco Telescope at Cerro Tololo Observatory ...

FLI began operations in 1998 as a supplier of cooled CCD cameras for astronomical research. Today we operate from three facilities in two locations. Our Binghamton office is dedicated to production of ...

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory catalog provides over 400,000 sources and detailed X-ray mapping of the Milky Way center, ...

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Big asteroid heading for Earth, cue the dramatic music. Well, it’s not just Hollywood stuff. Scientists are constantly ...

If you have one of the best cameras or telescopes to capture stunning images of the starry night sky, then you also want a ...

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Not too long ago, if you wanted to witness the wonders of the universe, you'd need to lug around a bulky telescope and possibly spend hours making fine adjustments to zero in on celestial targets. ZWO ...

Existing Oct CCD cameras are not built for the new uses that they are being championed for. The medical field in particular wants to use them to improve aspects of patient care such as functional ...

A spectacular new image from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals intricate structures inside the Helix Nebula, where a ...

Although there are a few hobbies that have low-cost entry points, amateur astronomy is not generally among them. A tabletop Dobsonian might cost a few hundred dollars, and that is just the entry ...