A conception of the James Webb Space Telescope orbiting 1 million miles from Earth. Credit: NASA GSFC / CIL / Adriana Manrique Gutierrez Space is phantasmagorical. Astronomers using the powerful ...

The detection of a gas linked to life on exoplanet K2-18b could reshape not just astronomy but our own self-perception—are we ...

Two groups in Kolkata related to astronomy have created what they claim to be the largest handmade telescope in the city — a 14.5-inch f/5 Dobsonian that is low-cost, powerful, and easy to handle.

Analysis by the Hubble Telescope adds 28 seconds to the earlier estimates The team analysed over a decade of Hubble observations They studied Uranus' aurorae to confirm the new data Uranus, a world ...

This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data obtained ...

Astronomers have reached deeper into the heart of a brilliant cosmic engine than ever before, using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to capture a rare, close-up view of a quasar’s core.

Mike Brown is convinced that beyond Neptune, at the far reaches of our solar system, there's an unseen giant planet. "This is the 5th largest planet in our solar system, lurking out there, waiting ...

It’s anonymous! Dear How to Do It, My husband “Jackson” and I live in a high-rise building, and a month ago, we acquired a telescope for star gazing. However, I recently discovered that it ...

Brown says he couldn't have asked for a better telescope to hunt his celestial quarry. "If you were to hand me a big wad of cash and say, 'Go build a telescope to go either find this Planet 9 or find ...

Brown says he couldn't have asked for a better telescope to hunt his celestial quarry. "If you were to hand me a big wad of cash and say, 'Go build a telescope to go either find this Planet 9 or ...

If the past 30 year warming trend continues, global warming would reach 1.5 degrees C by June 2030, Copernicus Climate Change Service projected in its forecast. While individual months have ...