On December 25, 2021, the largest and most powerful space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, was launched into space ...

April 12 is a full moon and with the right telescope, you're sure of a stunning view. Then, on April 18, the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) and Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) will be high in the sky near the Big ...

On Thursday, April 24, 2025, the Hubble Space Telescope will celebrate 35 years in space. Can it still hold its own and prove ...

Our guide to the best smart telescopes that will help you observe and capture images of the cosmos with just a tap of your smartphone or tablet. One of the latest technological trends to hit the ...

That's where our guide to the best telescopes for deep space comes in. With the right scope you can zoom in on the Big Dipper and use it as a pointer to find the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) and the ...

Mike Brown is convinced that beyond Neptune, at the far reaches of our solar system, there's an unseen giant planet. "This is the 5th largest planet in our solar system, lurking out there, waiting ...

Webb discovered an early cosmic boom of "red monster" galaxies, surprising even seasoned researchers who thought they knew ...

Rene Walterbos, who chairs the board that oversees the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, points out that unlike the big facilities that do particle physics research, telescopes don’t become obsolete as ...

Astronomers discovered FFPs (free floating planets- rogue planets) more than 20 years ago, using the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope in Hawaii. Since then, observers have spotted hundreds rogue ...

Brown says he couldn't have asked for a better telescope to hunt his celestial quarry. "If you were to hand me a big wad of cash and say, 'Go build a telescope to go either find this Planet 9 or ...