Latest Space Telescope Stories
How hundreds of college students are helping solve a centuries-old mystery about the sun
Asteroid belt circling star 25 light-years away hints at a hidden planet
This supermassive black hole sucks big time
JWST captures an unprecedented ‘prequel’ to a galaxy
An Einstein-backed method could help us find smaller exoplanets than ever before
You saw the first image of a black hole. Now see it better with AI.
Why is the sun’s corona 200 times hotter than its surface?
Super-thin ‘mirror membranes’ could lead the way to bigger space telescopes
Ice giant Uranus shows off its many rings in new JWST image
A powerful explosion rocked space so hard, NASA called it the ‘brightest of all time’
How AI can make galactic telescope images ‘sharper’
How the Hubble telescope is keeping a 265-year-old stargazing project alive
Gritty, swirling clouds of silica surround exoplanet VHS 1256 b
James Webb Space Telescope captures the beauty of a rare, violent phenomena
These 6 galaxies are so huge, they’ve been nicknamed ‘universe breakers’
JWST’s latest new galaxy discoveries mirror the Milky Way
Hubble telescope spies Saturn’s rings in ‘spoke season’
A college student built an AI to help look for alien radio signals
A green comet is visiting us from the edge of the solar system, and astronomers are thrilled
Our universe mastered the art of making galaxies while it was still young
The James Webb Space Telescope just identified its first exoplanet
Dark matter, Jupiter’s moons, and more: What to expect from space exploration in 2023
JWST has changed the speed of discovery, for better or for worse
JWST’s new image unveils a field of glittery galaxies
James Webb Space Telescope reconstructed a ‘star party,’ and you’re invited
A fierce competition will decide James Webb Space Telescope’s next views of the cosmos
The most awesome aerospace innovations of 2022
Young star clusters know when it’s time to stop growing
Despite pushback, NASA won’t rename the James Webb Space Telescope
New JWST image shows a hidden, fiery protostar
New James Webb Space Telescope image shows a secluded galaxy in stellar detail
To set the record straight: Nothing can break the speed of light
JWST give a new look at the Pillars of Creation’s majestic explosion of young stars
What spun this exquisite deep-space ‘spider web’? (Hint: not aliens.)
A new VR exhibit takes you inside the James Webb Space Telescope’s images
X-ray vision adds a whole new layer to James Webb Space Telescope images
Engineers made synthetic alien lava to understand uninhabitable worlds
SpaceX and NASA are studying how to bump Hubble into higher orbit
See a spiral galaxy’s haunting ‘skeleton’ in a chilly new space telescope image
This highly detailed image of the Cat’s Eye Nebula might finally help us understand how it formed
Neptune’s faint rings glimmer in new James Webb Space Telescope image
After the big bang, light and electricity shaped the early universe
When Voyager 1 goes dark, what comes next?
The Hubble Space Telescope’s ‘galactic overlap’ image is truly stellar
The sun’s chromosphere is shades of golden in these new images
The James Webb Space Telescope opens spooky season with stunning images of Tarantula nebula
See the first image of an exoplanet caught by the James Webb Space Telescope
Hubble image captures stars forming in a far-off phantom galaxy
The most powerful telescope of all time is coming to Chile
This glittery Hubble image shows how far we’ve come in studying distant stars
JWST’s latest snap captures the glimmering antics of the Cartwheel Galaxy
Exoplanet hunters want to block starlight with a giant orbiting shade
Get alerts every time the James Webb Space Telescope drops a heavenly new look
A new law is putting astronomy back in the hands of Native Hawaiians
Jupiter formed dinky little rings, and there’s a convincing explanation why
Astronomers are already using James Webb Space Telescope data to hunt down cryptic galaxies
The James Webb Space Telescope is about to beam us monster amounts of cosmic data
The James Webb Space Telescope’s first glimpses into deep space reveal 4 mind-blowing finds
The James Webb Space Telescope’s first image shows the universe in a new light
A massive comet and supermoon will light up the night sky this week
‘Rogue black holes’ might be neither ‘rogue’ nor ‘black holes’
Hubble’s largest near-infrared image helps astronomers see 10 billion years into galaxies’ past
See the stars from the Milky Way mapped as a dazzling rainbow
In NASA’s new video game, you are a telescope hunting for dark matter