News

Hubble is still going strong 35 years after it was launched into space. Celebrate its anniversary with some out-of-this-world images.
The planet, recently renamed BD+05 4868 Ab, is losing its outer layer piece by piece, with a comet-like trail of dust left ...
"The instrument is, so to speak, the heart of the solar telescope, which is now finally beating at its final destination." ...
Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) has captured another stunningly close look at the surface of our sun. DKIST has collected ...
The school-bus-sized observatory launched on April 24, 1990 and overcame early setbacks to become one of the most ...
The ELT is leaping toward the stars, quite literally — its massive dome, once skeletal, is now clad in protective armor, ...
Night vision relies on a type of photoreceptor in your eye called a rod, while cones (a different kind of photoreceptor) ...
On Thursday, April 24, 2025, the Hubble Space Telescope will celebrate 35 years in space. Can it still hold its own and prove ...
In celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope's 35 years in Earth orbit, NASA is releasing an assortment of compelling images ...
The Hubble Space Telescope launched on April 24, 1990, aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-31), and deployed into Earth ...
The political news these days is enough to make some Chicagoans wish they were a million miles away. But consider this: Even ...