This beautiful rendition of the Rosette Nebula is made from 14 separate CCD images. California astrophotographer Daniel Phillips combined images taken from observing sessions separated by several ...

push the limits of the unknown for years to come. The new camera is known as QUEST (Quasar Equatorial Survey Team).

Using an instrument on the 4.1-meter Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope, researchers obtained the first astronomical spectrum using skipper charge-coupled devices (CCDs). The results were ...

Observing the night sky through a telescope is one of life’s great joys, and a wonderful way to learn about space and the universe beyond our planet. But perhaps even better is sharing that experience ...