You may have heard the phrase “we are made of star-stuff.” This statement by the astronomer Carl Sagan refers to the fact ...

Space-based telescopes are remarkable. Their view isn't obscured by the weather in our atmosphere, and so they can capture incredibly detailed images of the heavens. Unfortunately, they are quite ...

The "Black Eye Galaxy" is captured in a gorgeous new composite image from the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes.

SAN FRANCISCO – Trans Astronautica Corp. announced an agreement Sept. 27 with telescope manufacturer Celestron to develop a space-qualified version of the company’s Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph ...

In recent decades, we've learned huge amounts about the universe and its history. The rapidly developing technology of telescopes—both on Earth and in space—has been a key part of this process, and ...

NASA’s Swift Observatory, which studies some of the most powerful explosions in the universe, is expected to burn up in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Barry Collins is a tech journalist writing about PCs, Macs and games. When you think of a telescope, you think of an enormous long ...

Imagine having a telescope that could see almost 14 billion years back in time to when the universe was just forming. There is a project underway called CMB-S4 that plans to build two next-generation ...

Gemini South on the summit of Cerro Pachón in Chile (left) and Gemini North on the summit of Maunakea in Hawai’i (right). Gemini / NSF / AURA Hackers have launched an apparent cyberattack on the ...

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set to launch at the end of August, is uniquely well-placed to help us spot any dangerous rocks heading our way.

Of all the objects that you can view through a telescope, some of the most stunning to behold are the planets in our solar system, and the galaxies that lie far beyond it. But if you want to see more ...

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will soon launch to unravel the mysteries of dark energy and dark matter ...