This image of a star was taken as part of the evaluation process as the James Webb Space Telescope's mirror segments were carefully aligned. (NASA/STScI) A supersharp image of a bright star — released ...

After Christmas dinner in 2021, our family was glued to the television, watching the nail-biting launch of NASA's US$10 ...

When you look at the night sky, do you ever wonder what's going on out there? On a clear night with a dark sky, if moonlight doesn't wash it out, sometimes you can see the arc of the Milky Way. The ...

A pair of Sydney Ph.D. students helped sharpen the view of humanity's most powerful space observatory—without leaving Earth.

A new telescope — VISTA (the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy) — has just started work at ESO’s Paranal Observatory and has made its first release of pictures. VISTA is a survey ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- The work of faculty and students at North Carolina Central University will travel a million miles from Earth. NCCU is working with 14 other universities on the Nancy Grace Roman ...

It was touted as Florida's largest research telescope when it was installed just 17 years ago. But now, the Florida Institute of Technology's aging showcase telescope has been rendered sightless for ...

There is a very high probability that in the very near future our species will have confirmed the potential for life to exist in other worlds. Granted, we'll probably not know for sure if aliens in ...

A supersharp image of a bright star — released by NASA — shows that the optics seem to be working perfectly on the James Webb Space Telescope. The $10 billion infrared telescope launched in December ...

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