Construction has begun on a new telescope designed to map one of the universe’s ...

The new MOTHRA telescope hopes to reveal the “cosmic web”, which huge network of gas and dark matter that connects galaxies across the cosmos. It aims to do so by using a specific kind of telescope – ...

But in the case of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which launched on Dec. 25, 2021, this anniversary marks an im ...

This violent fate is rare: fewer than about 1% of stars are big enough to end their lives this way. Indeed, these dramatic explosions only occur in so-called “massive stars”. These are stars with a ...

The world's first commercial space telescope has released its first image as it begins its journey to help track nearby stars ...

This all-inclusive refractor is best for observing planets and the moon, but still able to give skywatchers some glimpses of deep-sky objects.

The TMT project is back under consideration for federal support, but it must complete a final design phase without taxpayer assistance.

Small, smart and beginner-friendly, the SeeStar S50 takes the hassle out of stargazing, delivering detailed nebula and galaxy ...

Deep inside a dust-choked galaxy, astronomers have uncovered a chemical environment far more complex than expected.

A galaxy made almost entirely of dark matter, an elusive form of matter that doesn’t interact with light, was spotted by Hubble 250 million light-years from Earth.

One of the biggest questions humanity ever dared ask is "are we alone?" Decades (perhaps centuries) after it was first asked, and despite the incredible advancements our species has made with space ...

Following weeks of escalating public opposition, the Maui County Council now stands in unanimous opposition to the military’s plan to build up to seven telescopes in a state conservation district atop ...