Astronomers didn’t even know sub-Neptunes existed until NASA’s Kepler mission uncovered them over the past decade. Although a ...

The NEO Surveyor mission is the first space telescope that'll be dedicated to locating asteroids that could threaten Earth, ...

NASA engineers have successfully completed testing on one half of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope — a key step in making sure this future observatory will perform as expected once it reaches ...

The best telescopes for kids that we recommend are not toys but usable instruments, based on how easy they are to use for younger astronomers who want to gaze at the heavens.

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a sparkling cloudscape from one of the Milky Way's galactic neighbors, a ...

Astronomers used the MUSE1 instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile to capture the first-ever images of the cosmic ...

At around £419 / US$399 / AU$699, it’s the most affordable smart telescope yet, undercutting the similarly sized Dwarflab ...

Deep observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have revealed an exceptionally large galaxy in the early universe. It’s a cosmic giant whose light has travelled over 12 billion years to ...

Using new observations with the ALMA telescope array in Chile, researchers have compiled the most precise map of three regions in the Milky Way's Central Molecular Zone to date, providing valuable ...

Webb Telescope finds crystalline water ice around star HD 181327. This discovery could reveal how icy bodies contribute to ...

The James Webb Space Telescope may be NASA’s crown jewel, but Europe’s ELT is quietly poised to reshape astronomy. Located in ...

When we think about asteroids that could threaten Earth, we often imagine massive, city-sized rocks hurtling through space. But what if the real danger comes from much smaller, barely detectable ones?