A radio telescope project known as the Deep Synoptic Array is moving forward. It aims to detect radio waves emitted by stars, planets, galaxies and other celestial objects.

Scientists at the SETI Institute and partners from Penn State University used the Allen Telescope Array (ATA) to search for signs of alien technology in the TRAPPIST-1 star system. The team spent 28 ...

A high-performance radio telescope that will seek out deep space radio signals to help scientists learn more about the creation of the universe is under development by a Netherlands-based space ...

PHOENIX — Arizona is home to telescopes at Kitt Peak south of Tucson and Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff and now northern Arizona is a finalist to be home for a 40- telescope array. Meteor Crater and ...

The SKA Organization Board of Directors is very pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Philip Diamond as Director General of the SKA Organization. Professor Diamond will provide overall ...

Poland’s work on major telescope projects in southern Africa has strengthened its science base and space industry, a leading ...

Targeting star systems identified by Kepler Space Telescope (especially those in habitable-zone candidate planets). Surveying a region near the Milky Way’s Galactic Center (where stellar density is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two prototype dishes for the Deep Synoptic Array at the Owens Valley Radio Observatory near Bishop, Calif. (Katie Jameson / ...

Nestled in the Great Basin, a remote stretch of the Nevada desert is set to become home to the world's most sensitive radio telescope array. The California Institute of Technology, which is leading ...