Using a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing, it might be possible to use the sun as a gigantic telescope to peer deep ...

The spacecraft bus that will deliver NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to its orbit and enable it to function once ...

Hubble Space Telescope image of the Carousel Lens, taken in two 10-minute exposures, one using an optical filter and another using an infrared filter. The “L” indicators near the center (La, Lb, Lc, ...

An artist's conception of the James Webb Space Telescope observing the cosmos 1 million miles from Earth. Credit: NASA-GSFC / Adriana M. Gutierrez (CI Lab) The far outskirts of our galaxy are ...

With the advent of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which can separate the stars individually, it was hoped that we would have an answer to this tension. Frustratingly, this hasn't yet happened.

Whether you want to catch a glimpse of Venus and Mars or take a look at even more distant worlds, the best telescopes for seeing planets will give you the most satisfaction. Planets are a great ...

Unlike refracting telescopes (whose lenses are very expensive), the Newtonian reflector offers the possibility of owning a large aperture telescope while staying within a modest budget.

Sep. 17, 2024 — With the help of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, an international team of scientists has found more black holes in the early universe than has previously been reported.

James Webb Space Telescope finds clues about a pair of faraway, interacting galaxies that trace a distinct question mark in ...

In a rare and extraordinary discovery, researchers have identified a unique configuration of galaxies that form the most ...

Scientists used the powerful James Webb Space Telescope to spot six of these rogue objects, which move through the cosmos untethered from any solar system. They're a little bigger than the gas ...

One of the Hubble Space Telescope’s latest image releases might make you long for the cotton candy booth at the local fair. The venerable telescope captured an ethereal image of a cluster of ...