Armed with the world's largest digital camera, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile will take night-sky images that ...

This animation shows the observations of comet 3I/ATLAS when it was discovered on July 1, 2025. The NASA-funded ATLAS survey telescope in Chile first reported that the comet originated from ...

PhoSim simulates the atmosphere, including air turbulence, as well as distortions from the shape of the telescope’s mirrors and the electrical properties of the sensors. The photons are propagated ...

Exploring the stars takes a creative turn with Draw the Night Sky, an interactive video game developed by Kennesaw State ...

The 2017-2027 Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space (ESAS 2017) will help shape science priorities and guide agency investments into the next decade. The survey, sponsored by ...