I have been writing about the Giant Magellan Telescope for a long time. Nearly two decades ago, for example, I wrote that ...

The Union Budget 2026–27 has introduced a landmark era for Indian astrophysics, signaling a shift from routine satellite ...

The Union Budget 2026 has announced the setting up and upgradation of four telescopes and astronomy facilities to promote ...

It is the colours of a sunset that inspire Joseph Anderson, an astronomer at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in the high Atacama desert, in northern Chile. “They start off very blue and ...

New Mexico’s Plains of San Agustin are otherworldly: Silence, sand and sharp plants reign on the valley floor. Knobbly volcanic rock rises above. Pronghorns’ legs and jackrabbits’ ears break up the ...

The largest ground-based optical telescopes in use today use mirrors that are 10 m (33 ft) across. But the prospects for future Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs) are looking up. According to recent ...

While presenting the Union Budget 2026-27, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman covered traditional spheres like taxes, infrastructure and agriculture, but also looked to the sky.

The Union Budget 2026 in India outlines plans for establishing and enhancing four major telescope facilities, bolstering ...

NASA’s flagship orbiting mega-observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, launched billions of dollars over budget and over a decade late. The space agency’s next prize, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to ...