How space telescopes capture distant galaxies using infrared imaging, precision optics, and astronomy technology beyond Earth's atmosphere.

Among a "field of galaxies;" the James Webb Space Telescope captured spiral galaxy LEDA 2046648, a billion light-years from Earth in the Hercules constellation. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Martel ...

For more than three decades, Hubble has shaped modern astronomy. However, the James Webb Space Telescope has introduced deeper infrared vision and unprecedented clarity. While Webb captures images of ...

For decades, astronomers have been watching WOH G64, an enormous heavyweight star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy ...

Astronomers in the UAE have issued a public safety advisory ahead of the expected Ramadan crescent sighting on Tuesday, February 17, warning residents not to attempt viewing the moon through ...

Worlds like Tatooine—the iconic twin-sun planet from Star Wars—are no longer confined to science fiction; they have entered ...

It's the final act for a star in the constellation Cygnus, some 1,000 light-years away. But this star is not dying without ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to ...

Celestron, Earth's number one telescope brand, today announced the launch of the Lumina Program, a buy-one, give-one initiative designed to expand access to hands-on astronomy education for K-12 ...

Supermassive black holes rarely travel alone. Most large galaxies hide one at the center, and when galaxies collide, the two ...

Planned launch of 500,000 satellites could spoil about one in three Hubble images, even when the telescope stays above Earth's weather.

Light is the fastest phenomenon in the universe, clocking in at just under 300,000 kilometers per second. The telescopes that observe that light, from radio waves to gamma rays, are built at rather ...