A new chapter in astronomy education has begun at Kitt Peak National Observatory with the grand opening of the Windows on the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on November 25 captured an image of the Sombrero galaxy, which is similar to celestial objects tracked by the NICER telescope that is paused while undergoing repairs.

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 ...

Astronomers reported possible signs of life at K2-18 b, a planet light-years away in the constellation Leo that could have a global ocean. Nikku Madhusudhan, a University of Cambridge astrophysicist ...

In this video, I showcase the creation of a telescope primarily made from Sycamore wood, with components crafted from Cucumber Tree wood. The telescope achieves a total magnification of approximately ...

BALTIMORE, June 24 -- The main camera on the Hubble Space Telescope, which has revolutionized astronomy with its stunning pictures of the universe, has stopped working, an instrument specialist who ...

June 24 (UPI) --The Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer X-ray telescope has a bad motor that paused its tracking of cosmic objects until NASA engineers can fix it. NASA engineers are working to ...