Launched on December 25, 2021, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is a potent observatory built to conduct in-depth studies of the universe’s oldest galaxies and far-off exoplanets. The ...

It’s cold. It’s dark. Each person awaits a turn at the eyepiece of a 20-inch telescope trained on an object. A marbled sphere, swirled in colors of maroon, rust, and cream. It’s Jupiter ...

New observations by the James Webb Space Telescope - sort of a postmortem examination - indicate that the planet's demise happened differently than initially thought. Instead of the star coming to ...

open image in gallery NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has observed what is thought to be the first-ever recorded planetary engulfment event. The observations yielded surprising results (NASA ...

The planetary science budget would plunge from $2.7 billion to $1.9 billion. No telescope other than the extant Hubble and Webb telescopes will be funded, including the Nancy Grace Roman Space ...

Two groups in Kolkata related to astronomy have created what they claim to be the largest handmade telescope in the city — a 14.5-inch f/5 Dobsonian that is low-cost, powerful, and easy to handle.

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 ...

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 ...

Travel easily with the best small telescopes for observing when going on location or sharing with friends and family: Spot the moon, stars, galaxies and more Whether you're a beginner stargazer or ...

One of the most exciting breakthroughs in astronomy over the past decade was the detection of gravitational waves. Since the days of Galileo Galilei, astronomy was about the detection of ...

China has unveiled a new telescope in Antarctica where it has established five research stations, firming up its presence in the icy and resource-rich southernmost continent. ‘Three Gorges ...

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