When you look at the night sky, do you ever wonder what's going on out there? On a clear night with a dark sky, if moonlight doesn't wash it out, sometimes you can see the arc of the Milky Way. The ...

This image of a star was taken as part of the evaluation process as the James Webb Space Telescope's mirror segments were carefully aligned. (NASA/STScI) A supersharp image of a bright star — released ...

It was touted as Florida's largest research telescope when it was installed just 17 years ago. But now, the Florida Institute of Technology's aging showcase telescope has been rendered sightless for ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), launched in December 2021, is the most advanced infrared space telescope ever created, revolutionizing our understanding of the universe. Developed by NASA, ESA, ...

A new telescope — VISTA (the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy) — has just started work at ESO’s Paranal Observatory and has made its first release of pictures. VISTA is a survey ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- The work of faculty and students at North Carolina Central University will travel a million miles from Earth. NCCU is working with 14 other universities on the Nancy Grace Roman ...

June 24 (UPI) --The Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer X-ray telescope has a bad motor that paused its tracking of cosmic objects until NASA engineers can fix it. NASA engineers are working to ...

In the high-altitude desert of northern Chile sits the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). Conceived as a partnership among scientists in Europe, North America, East Asia, and Chile, ...

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on November 25 captured an image of the Sombrero galaxy, which is similar to celestial objects tracked by the NICER telescope that is paused while undergoing repairs.

A supersharp image of a bright star — released by NASA — shows that the optics seem to be working perfectly on the James Webb Space Telescope. The $10 billion infrared telescope launched in December ...