This 2023 satellite photo shows New Zealand's Mount Taranaki, which is surrounded by a near-perfect circle of deformed trees.

In 1963, the Arecibo Observatory became operational on the island of Puerto Rico. Measuring 305 meters (~1000 ft) in diameter, Arecibo's spherical reflector dish was the largest radio telescope in ...

One of Tongariro National Park’s best short walks, this easy loop is jam-packed with fascinating natural sights including Taranaki Falls themselves which tumble 20 metres into a boulder-ringed pool.

For Taranaki Māori, 5 November 1881 is known as ‘Te Rā o te Pāhua’ or the ‘Day of Plunder’. The invasion of Parihaka — te pāhuatanga — involved 1500 armed constabulary and volunteers led by the Native ...

The cases of journalist killings recorded in this Observatory are also identified and verified based on confirmatory reports from at least two sources, including international and regional press ...

Photo / AFP The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 10 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in strikes on Syria’s Qusayr region bordering Lebanon, where Israel said it hit Hezbollah ...

But just a short drive past the activity brings you to Yerkes Observatory. Behind an opening of trees stands a sprawling, grand estate with a well-manicured lawn and a large, ornate building ...

Now, thanks to the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), a spacecraft jointly operated by NASA and the European Space Agency, we know for sure how and when comet ATLAS met its demise.

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine analyzes the causes of the 2020 collapse of the National Science Foundation’s telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in ...

Nestled in a natural bowl surrounded by hills 50km north-west of Johannesburg, the Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO), with its collection of radio dishes, looks quite out of place.

On October 23, 2024, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a powerful solar flare that peaked at 11:57 p.m. ET. This flare, classified as an X3.3, represents a high-intensity event capable of ...

A Taranaki man fascinated with space exploration ... and they’ve got the Mt John Observatory next to Lake Tekapo. And so I went there to basically become an astronomer. And then I learned ...