An international team of astronomers using the Utrecht Echelle Spectrograph on the William Herschel Telescope has identified the bright star Rho Cassiopeiae as the best candidate to undergo a ...

Astronomers have observed a galaxy ripping through galactic debris left by multiple collisions at a dangerous "cosmic crossroads" called Stephan's Quintet.

The observatory was named after astronomer William Herschel who discovered infrared radiation in 1800 -- the very radiation that his namesake telescope used to explore cold, dark regions of the ...

Named for astronomer William Herschel, the space telescope launched in May 2009 and is the most powerful, infrared telescope ever sent into space.

Named for famed 18th century astronomer William Herschel, the space telescope was the most powerful infrared observatory ever launched to space until it stopped functioning this week.

FARGO — William Herschel was a famous astronomer most well known for discovering the planet Uranus, the first planet discovered with the use of a telescope. He was playing with prisms and ...

Thetelescope (named for the astronomer William Herschel who discovered infraredlight 200 years ago) will detect light from objects as cold as minus -440degrees F (-263 C).

An international team of astronomers using the Utrecht Echelle Spectrograph on the William Herschel Telescope has identified the bright star Rho Cassiopeiae as the best candidate to undergo a super… ...

Instruments on the William Herschel Telescope, the Isaac Newton Telescope, and the Very Large Telescope provided time-series spectroscopy.

A working replica of William Herschel's 7 foot telescope which he set up in the garden of 19 New King Street (now the Museum) and discovered the planet Uranus on 13th March 1781.

Caroline Herschel, the English professional female astronomer, made contributions to astronomy that are still important to the field today.

The Herschel Space Observatory, the world's largest infrared space telescope, has reached the end of its cosmic life after nearly four years in orbit. See why it died.