If it is a galaxy, it would be the oldest known galaxy in the cosmos, but it could also be a brown dwarf or an early black ...

About 50 light-years from Earth, a gas giant about half the mass of Jupiter orbits a sunlike star. The discovery of Pegasi 51 b ushered in a new era of exoplanet research.

On May 20, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope sent its first image to Earth. This photo turned out to be 50% sharper than images from ground-based telescopes. In August of that year, Hubble made one of ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have charted billions of years of galactic evolution, finding that galaxies ...

The telescope at the Lookout that was hit by a vehicle and removed for repairs should be back in place soon at the scenic ...

F or centuries, dating back to long before the invention of the telescope, people have reported odd flashes that sometimes ...

Theoretical physicist Alex Lupsasca is pushing for a space telescope to glimpse the thin ring of light that is thought to surround every black hole.

New peer-reviewed research reporting strange lights in the pre-space-age sky is sparking curiosity and controversy ...

Plasma ejections from young stars may offer valuable insights into the Sun’s early history. Most of the time, we hardly ...

NASA's NICER telescope halts its mission after a key motor fails; engineers attempt to salvage eight years of space science.

On October 18, 2025, the 4-meter Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope (4MOST) facility, installed on the VISTA telescope at ...