Br. Guy Consolmagno and Christopher M. Graney reveal how Vatican Observatory Adjunct Scholars, like Fr. Adam D. Hincks, ...

A project backed by the Chilean government and UNEP is helping to revive the Cahuil wetland and kickstart economic growth.

Penzias and Wilson discover Cosmic Microwave Background radiation, supporting the Big Bang theory. Fr. Hincks now uses ACT ...

Katherine Laliotis is a freelance science writer and Ph.D. candidate in astrophysics. She often covers stories at the intersection of science and society.

Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution ...

A project expected to bring major changes to humanity's understanding of the universe, the Extremely Large Telescope with a ...

Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in northern Chile as workers make progress in the ...

Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in northern Chile as workers make progress in the ...

The Extremely Large Telescope, under construction in Chile, aims to explore exoplanets for potential life and examine the ...

About 99% of Earth is uninhabitable; in deep underground places with high pressure and temperature, even the toughest ...

A British sailor was lost at sea after his yacht was found wrecked off the southwest French coast amid heavy storms over the ...

Here on Earth, the fastest puff of wind on record was a blustery 407 kilometers (253 miles) per hour, measured on Australia's ...