Observatories

Observatories

Construction of the du Pont telescope at Las Campanas Observatory

July 10, 2025

The History of Las Campanas Observatory

Artist's rendering of the Giant Magellan Telescope courtesy of Damien Jemison, Giant Magellan Telescope - GMTO Corporation

June 12, 2025

Press Release

NSF advances Giant Magellan Telescope to Final Design Phase

A red giant star and white dwarf orbit each other in this artist's concept of a nova similar to T Coronae Borealis. Artwork is courtesy of NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center.

August 30, 2024

Q&A

Q&A: Astronomers await a "once-every-80-years" stellar explosion

artist's impression of 51 Pegasi b. Courtesy ESO/Kornmesser.

July 08, 2024

Organizational News

Carnegie Science selected as host institution for Heising-Simons 51 Pegasi b Fellows

Maxine Singer talks to First Light students during a fieldtrip to a lab

July 09, 2024

Organizational News

Maxine Singer, renowned biologist and advocate for STEM inclusion, dies at 93

Starry sky background with Milky Way.

Nic Scott (CHARA)

Updates from the CHARA Array

Pasadena, CA

07

June

12:15PM PDT

1:15PM PDT

Learn More

Subscribe to Observatories