A WORLD-ending apocalypse will take place 35 years – according to a resurfaced letter by revolutionary scientist Sir Isaac ...

with a 10.4-metre mirror), the William Herschel Telescope (operating over the optical and near-infrared regimes) and the Isaac Newton Telescope (transferred from Herstmonceux Castle in the UK).

The Lincolnshire home of scientist Sir Isaac Newton is to reopen to the public after its annual winter conservation work. He ...

Letters uncovered from Sir Isaac Newton in 1704 could hold the key to what the future of civilisation might look like. The ...

The $1.4 billion Euclid Space Telescope captured an Einstein Ring in one of its early test images, according to a team of scientists who recently studied the imagery. The ring sits in the galaxy ...

The volcanologist threw cold water on the defense potential of the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft, which ...

Chilling animations depict the apocalyptic impact that “city-killer” asteroid YR4 2024 could have if it did hit Earth — while ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Europe’s Euclid space telescope has detected a rare halo of bright light around a nearby galaxy, astronomers reported Monday. The halo, known as an Einstein ring ...

Sir Keir Starmer becomes the first sitting prime minister to take a public HIV test. Joined by Terrence Higgins Trust representatives, the PM took a rapid home test to raise awareness of National ...

Telescopes are often described as the epitome of modern Western science, starting with Galileo, but could the ancient Greeks have used something similar? While it remains uncertain, there is evidence ...

The Webb Space Telescope is charged with imaging the cosmos at infrared and near-infrared wavelengths, so it should come as no surprise when it captures a familiar object in an entirely new way.

If you think that choosing the most powerful home telescope is just as simple as finding one with the highest magnification capability, then you’re wrong! There are many other key factors affecting a ...