On 23 June 2025, the world will get a look at the first images from one of the most powerful telescopes ever built: the Vera ...

The ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has officially discovered 5000 comets. Comet number 5000 was spotted ...

A set of 10 stamps to mark the history and achievements of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, has been released by Royal Mail.

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, funded by the US National Science Foundation and US Department of Energy's Office of ...

Perched high up in the Chilean Mountains is the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, home to the world’s largest digital camera. The ...

Since the corona is dimmer than the Sun's surface, it's challenging to observe. It's visible during total solar eclipses when ...

Astronomers have captured videos of the sun without the typical blur caused by turbulence in Earth's atmosphere ...

City-sized droplets and twisting streams of plasma have been picked up by incredibly detailed images of the sun’s corona, ...

When we gaze up at a star-filled night sky, we often feel a sense of awe and wonder. But for scientists, those thousands of ...

The latest Mount Etna eruption triggered an avalanche of volcanic material and sent ash miles into the air. Spectacular ...

Royal Mail has released images of 10 stamps being issued to celebrate the Royal Observatory’s foundation in 1675.

Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna on Sicily, is erupting again, sending a huge plume of ash and smoke into the air and ...