Such a dramatic cut to a flagship space telescope still in its prime will be felt across the mission's entire operations, ...

The mission is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory ... While it doesn't observe as much of the infrared as the Webb telescope, SPHEREx can detect 102 distinct wavelengths across the ...

The missions' first four delays were to allow for additional time for checkouts and processing on the Falcon 9 rocket they'll ...

Observations revealed ongoing fireworks featuring short bursts and longer flares. Imagine solar flares, but magnified to an ...

that also oversees the Hubble and Chandra space telescope missions, says the cuts will likely impact every aspect of Webb's operations. "NASA is having budget constraints across the entire board ...

according to new observations made by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The infrared observatory has captured a nonstop, chaotic light show of flickers and dramatic flares from the gas ...

W. M. Keck Observatory’s laser guide star adaptive optics (LGS AO) system uses a laser to create an artificial star to measure for atmospheric distortions. This results in sharp, high-resolution ...

Located 2.5 million light-years away, the majestic Andromeda galaxy appears to the naked eye as a faint, spindle-shaped object roughly the angular size of the full moon. What backyard observers don't ...

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the largest, most powerful and most complex telescope ever launched ...

NASA will soon launch a new telescope which ... done by other infrared telescopes in space, such as the James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope. Both of these telescopes are designed ...

A family portrait of the Andromeda galaxy and its orbiting dwarf satellites raises questions about how galaxies evolve.