Winds exceeding 110 mph that tore across the top of Mount Hamilton early Christmas morning blasted a massive steel protective ...

The National Weather Service expects a storm to hit Mount Hamilton on Friday night and bring 2 to 2 1/2 inches of rain to the ...

Crews at the historic Lick Observatory are racing against the clock after 114 mph winds damaged the historic dome on ...

Getting your first telescope should feel exciting, not frustrating. If I avoid a few common beginner mistakes, I can turn that confusing bundle of glass and metal into a tool that reliably shows the ...

A powerful winter storm damaged Lick Observatory’s Great Refractor telescope, forcing an indefinite closure as crews work to ...

If you were to ask a group of dedicated amateur astronomers to list their favorite telescopic targets, few if any would mention asteroids. That's easy to understand. The typical asteroid lacks the jaw ...

Stargazing can stimulate an interest in space in kids and lead to a passion for science. But rural schools often lack the ...

The Vaonis Hyperia telescope is priced to appeal to institutions such as observatories. It combines large optics with 17 ...

In a year packed full of phenomenal cometary capers, astrophotographer Dan Bartlett captured a staggering image of comet C/2025 A6 (LEMMON) looking its best as it shone in the skies over June Lake, ...

After a string of dramatic failures, the huge Starship rocket from SpaceX had a fully successful test on Oct. 13, 2025. A ...

NASA's SPHEREx telescope unveiled its first full-sky map of the universe, combining more than 100 infrared observations into ...