Telescopes are fun to point around the sky, but they’re even better when you have some idea of what you’re actually looking at. Experienced sky-gazers love nothing more than whipping out some ...

Just how powerful is the world's most powerful telescope? Let's start with the human eye. The human eye has an angular resolution of about 1 arcminute. That's pretty impressive. Take a circle ...

The new Hestia telescope by Vaonis is the third of the ... For a planned image of the Orion Nebula (M42) when the Moon was up, I had problems with moonlight washing out details.

Just starting out with stargazing? We have carefully selected the best telescopes for beginners, just what you need for close-up views of April's full moon. When you purchase through links on our ...

A capable telescope can treat you to awe-inspiring views, transforming any outdoor space into an observatory. Our guide will help you find the right model. When shopping for a telescope, you'll need ...

Construction of the world's largest telescope has reached its highest point with assembly of the roof's dome and large sliding doors that will shield the observatory. The European Southern ...

as did the Hubble Telescope. Webb's images show a tight point of light with ejecta expanding outward. The observations retained more data than Hubble's. The Orion Nebula sits 1,300 light-years ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found compelling evidence of a supermassive black hole at the heart of the Messier 83 galaxy. Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument detected highly ...

The iconic Pillars of Creation, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, have made this star-forming region world-famous ... The Chandra X-ray Observatory has observed young stars in the Orion Nebula, ...

Webb Telescope Captures Its First Direct Images of Carbon Dioxide Outside Solar System Mar. 17, 2025 — The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide in a ...