Jun 16, 2010
The Webb telescope is much larger than Hubble and is better understood as a successor to and improvement on the Hubble telescope.
Jun 8, 2010
"A new robotic telescope has had first light at ESO's La Silla Observatory, in Chile. TRAPPIST (TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope) is devoted to the study of planetary systems through two approaches: the detection and characterisation of planets located outside the Solar System (exoplanets) and the study of comets orbiting around the Sun. The 60-cm telescope is operated from a control room in Liège, Belgium, 12 000 km away."
Jun 7, 2010
"Usually the Very Large Telescope on Cerro Paranal in Chile provides us with stunning views of the cosmos. This image, however, is a gorgeous view of the observatory itself. As the Moon was setting after a long night of observing, ESO staff member Gordon Gillet welcomed the new day by capturing this stunning image from 14 km away."
Jun 3, 2010
Mount Wilson has a natural advantage -- by all reports, it has some of the best astronomical seeing in the world. This results from steady on-shore winds lifting ocean-cooled air over the mountain, the same conditions found in Chile, Hawaii, the Canary Islands, and most other sites for major astronomical observatories.
Jun 1, 2010
By connecting stations of the international LOFAR radio telescope array, astronomers have now produced the first high-resolution image of a distant quasar at meter radio wavelengths.
May 31, 2010
"The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a joint program by NASA and the German Aerospace Center, achieved a major milestone May 26, with its first in-flight night observations."
May 27, 2010
"The SOFIA project has been in the making for more than 13 years -- but the airplane has an even longer history."
May 4, 2010
"As South Africa angles for a massive telescope project, its own SALT telescope has been offline for a year"
May 3, 2010
More information on the E-ELT and its planned location
May 2, 2010
"Commenced in 2005, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory is now approaching completion with recent installation of a key component DeepCore. With DeepCore, the Antarctic observatory is now able to observe the southern sky, as well as the northern sky."
