The super-bright galactic core is powered by quasar 3C 273, first discovered in 1963. A brand-new Hubble image delivers an incredible view of a quasar, enabling the space telescope to …
In 2025, we might detect the first signs of life outside our solar system. Crucial to this potential breakthrough is the 6.5-meter-diameter James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Launched aboard an …
Launched in December 2009, the Near-Earth Object Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) ended its mission on July 31, 2024, and, as expected, reentered Earth’s atmosphere on November 1, burning up. …
‘NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently imaged the Sombrero galaxy with its MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument), resolving the clumpy nature of the dust along the galaxy’s outer ring. This image includes …
UGC 10043 Space telescopes like Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope typically capture head-on images of galaxies, showing them in all their frame-filling glory. However, Hubble imaged its latest …
Earth, sun, moon: three objects in space whose interactions have a pretty big impact on our lives. Earth orbits the sun once a year, and it rotates on its axis …
NGC 1672, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope continues to churn out fantastic space images. The latest captured by the 34-year-old telescope shows barred …
By Gina Park and Ashley Strickland | CNN Keep your eyes along the horizon at dusk to witness a stunning lunar display rise this evening. The closest supermoon of the …
Whether you consider the Vaonis Hestia a telescope or a monocular device depends on how you interpret its strengths and weaknesses. It’s neither a full-fledged telescope nor equipped with the …
Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) VISTA telescope have created and published a massive infrared map of the Milky Way galaxy containing more than 1.5 billion objects, the most …