The Siding Spring Observatory, located around 500 km north-west of Sydney, will be closed for at least two weeks until full damage assessments are made. (Courtesy: New South Wales Rural Fire Service) ...

How did our galaxy form? How do galaxies evolve over time? Where did the Sun’s lost siblings end up? Three hours north-east of Parkes lies a remote astronomical research facility, unpolluted by city ...

A massive wildfire has damaged Australia's largest optical astronomy facility, the Siding Spring Observatory, causing significant damage, observatory officials said. Subscribe to read this story ...

Black hole studies and galactic surveys have been put on hold following a raging bush fire that has damaged one of the largest astronomical observatories in the southern hemisphere. Dramatic webcam ...

MOUNT Stromlo, the Australian observatory devastated by bush fires in January, could be operational again within three years. But the Australian National University’s plans to rebuild one of the ...