Latest Space Telescope Stories
A fully aligned James Webb Space Telescope captures a glorious image of a star
The biggest comet ever found is cruising through our solar system’s far reaches
Liquid lenses could make NASA’s next space telescope even more powerful than Webb
Hubble spies the most distant star ever found
NASA’s official exoplanet tally has passed 5,000 worlds
Travel to another galaxy with this vibrant 3D map of the cosmos
See Hubble’s captures of real-life star wars
The James Webb Space Telescope showed us its first star
Albert Einstein and Hubble may have helped us find an invisible black hole
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Adam McMaster and Andrew Norton / The Conversation
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NASA’s James Webb telescope is about to arrive at an exceptional point in space
Black holes have a reputation as devourers. But they can help spawn stars, too.
The James Webb telescope could help solve the mystery of dark matter
The James Webb Space Telescope has fully unfurled its complex, massive sunshield
NASA’s James Webb telescope is unfurling a super-thin shield to save it from the sun
After years of delays, the James Webb telescope is finally in space
Space probably has way more ‘rogue planets’ than we thought
17 images to count down to the James Webb Space Telescope launch
There is no Planet B
The James Webb telescope will soon be hunting for ‘first light’
The Milky Way’s black hole spews hot jets that make monster bubbles
NASA’s James Webb telescope will peer through the haze of other worlds
Hubble imaged a ‘superbubble’ floating in space
These two galaxies are locked in a cosmic battle
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is whirling faster than ever
Inside NASA’s mission to blast a giant, gold-coated telescope into deep space
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Marcia Rieke/The Conversation
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‘Hycean’ exoplanets could be home to the alien life we’ve been searching for
See galactic triplets play tug-of-war in Hubble’s latest snapshot
Hubble spied water vapor on our solar system’s largest moon
New Features Of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Revealed In 4K Video
Black hole jets got some stellar glam shots thanks to this giant telescope
With its latest fix, Hubble proves to be the telescope that just won’t quit
Scientists discovered four new Earth-sized rogue planets with no suns
Kepler Search Finds Two New Cozy, Possibly Watery Planets Around Faraway Star
Incredible Photos From 50 Years Of Spacewalks
Celebrate Hubble’s 25th Birthday With 26 Of Its Most Gorgeous Images
Celebrate Hubble’s 25th Birthday With Its Most Gorgeous Images
The Man Who Fixed Hubble
How scientists colorize Hubble’s deep space photographs
Celestial objects you can spot from your backyard
This ‘kilonova’ shines so bright, it defies the odds
Hubble just captured a lunar eclipse for the first time ever
Hubble just captured this ‘fluffy’ galaxy in all its flocculent glory
Astronomers find a pair of ‘super Earths’ in a nearby star system
Jupiter has a spooky new look in this sharp infrared photo
The Hubble Space Telescope just turned 30, and it’s working better than ever
A new view of the Pillars of Creation gives further clues to its gassy demise
These ‘super puff’ planets have the same density as cotton candy
This distant world is a lot like Earth, but you wouldn’t want to live there
This distant Neptune-like planet really shouldn’t exist
A bizarre new theory connects supernovae explosions with humans’ ability to walk upright
This stellar Crab Nebula image is the perfect way to celebrate Hubble’s birthday
Hubble and the government are broken at the same time, and that’s a problem
Megapixels: New Hubble image offers a detailed look at the Triangulum Galaxy
Megapixels: NASA snapped a shot of a holiday ‘wreath’ in space
Oxygen might not lead us to aliens after all
Two NASA spacecraft died in one week—and there’s a connection
NASA’s most prolific planet-hunting telescope is taking a nap
Blame loose screws and ‘excessive optimism’ for the latest delay of NASA’s new space telescope
Astronomy’s next big discovery is probably hiding in piles of old data
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Eileen Meyer/The Conversation
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Here’s an amazing new picture of the Lagoon Nebula to celebrate Hubble’s 28th birthday
NASA’s most anticipated new telescope just got delayed again
Now’s your chance to discover a new planet (with Google’s help)
Watch the James Webb Space Telescope go through nine months of testing in two minutes
Artificial intelligence just discovered two new exoplanets