One project critic said, “The military does not have a good record here, and as a citizen, I’m embarrassed for you." ...

The U.S. Air Force is moving forward with plans to build seven more telescopes on Haleakalā, drawing opposition from those ...

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will provide insights far more precisely than ground telescopes can manage now, as the rock is too far away for most Earth-based instruments.

A team of 48 astronomers from 14 countries, led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has discovered a population of ...

The sight of an open expanse stretching into infinity is a tonic for clearing cluttered minds. Promising silence, solitude ...

How space telescopes capture distant galaxies using infrared imaging, precision optics, and astronomy technology beyond Earth's atmosphere.

A couple of public hearings scheduled this week are seeking public comments on the U.S. Air Force’s controversial plan to build seven more telescopes on Haleakala. The first meeting focused on a draft ...

NASA planetary defense experts report that mid-size near-Earth asteroids could cause regional damage, with detection and deflection remaining limited, according to New York Post and AAAS reports.

See composites created using James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory imagery. A pair of galaxies, a nebula, and a star cluster are the targets. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hobart ...

The James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory have captured the clearest image yet of a galaxy cluster in the making, seen when the universe was only one billion years old.

Astronomers want to collect as much data as possible using as many systems as possible. Sometimes that requires coordination ...

Scientists have identified a rocky outer planet in a system where a gas giant was expected. The discovery challenges traditional models and supports the idea that planets may form one by one in ...