"In order to get such high sensitivity in the mid-infrared, one needs to go to space, as the atmosphere severely messes up ...

Still, science being science, we needed proof—and we got it in 1992, when two astronomers found two planets orbiting a pulsar ...

The roar inside NASA’s acoustic test chamber reached 138 decibels a level louder than a jet engine at close range-yet the ...

American space agency NASA readies the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope for integration, launch could come as soon as next ...

Using images from the James Webb Space Telescope (Webb), an international research team including Western's Stanimir Metchev ...

Discover how JWST's groundbreaking observations of the oldest galaxies reveal new insights into early galaxies discovery and transform our understanding of galaxy formation.

During its 35 years of orbiting the Earth, the Hubble Space Telescope has transmitted endless streams of magnificent images, confirmed the existence of "dark matter," and helped track a vagabond black ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have detected unexpected high-energy ultraviolet radiation around five ...

The James Webb Space Telescope captured a highly detailed snapshot of the so-called Pillars of Creation, a vista of three looming towers made of interstellar dust and gas that's speckled with newly ...

After 35 years, the Hubble Space Telescope is still churning out hits. In just the last year or so, scientists have used the school bus–sized observatory to confirm the first lone black hole, reveal ...

A two-decade-old NASA telescope is on an unstable orbit, and there is a 90 percent chance that it might come burning down in ...