A stunning new discovery reveals that white dwarf stars — once thought to explode in predictable ways — actually detonate through an astonishing variety of mechanisms. From star cannibalism to violent ...

As US astronomers cheer the completion of the state-of-the-art project to rejuvenate the iconic Hale ... year-old telescope at the California Institute of Technology’s Palomar Observatory ...

has given the 76-year-old telescope at the California Institute of Technology's Palomar Observatory an unmatched ability to capture fainter objects and reveal unprecedented details of the universe.

The Hale Telescope at Mount Palomar, completed in 1948, featured a 200-inch mirror and remained the largest telescope in the world for decades. Meanwhile, the development of radio telescopes, such as ...

Butler leads the discovery of 70 of the first 100 extrasolar planets detected. The 6.5-meter Magellan Baade telescope at Las Campanas Observatory sees first light. Two years later the 6.5-meter ...

The ZTF camera, installed on the 48-inch Schmidt telescope at Palomar Observatory, scans the entire northern sky daily in three optical bands, reaching a depth of 20.5 magnitude—one million ...

Palomar Holdings, Inc. PLMR reported fourth-quarter 2024 operating income of $1.52 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 22.6%. The bottom line increased 36.9% year over year. See ...

Palomar 48 inch telescope at the Palomar Observatory in California with an image of the Milky Way in the background. The stars represent the number of supernovae discovered in each direction and the ...

Following almost seven years of slinging Cuban-inspired drinks and cuisine on 959 SE Division St., Palomar will soon relocate to Northwest 23rd Avenue. The move is the “best path forward” for ...

In a groundbreaking achievement, NASA successfully sent a laser message from the Psyche spacecraft to Earth, spanning 16 million kilometers. This milestone is part of the Deep Space Optical ...