The space-based observatory will scan the cosmos in 102 colors we can't see to unlock the secret history of the universe.

NASA's SPHEREx space observatory has spent the last six weeks undergoing checkouts, calibrations, and other activities to ...

Neptune's moon Nereid was discovered by the Dutch astronomer Gerard Kuiper. This was the second of 14 moons discovered at ...

Telescopes are great tools for observing the heavens, or even surrounding landscapes if you have the right vantage point. You ...

If you're tired of lugging your massive telescope to dark sky sites to observe the night sky, these small telescopes are much ...

The world's most powerful solar telescope, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, is ...

The world’s most advanced solar telescope just unlocked a new level of discovery with the first light from its Visible ...

China has successfully conducted its first satellite laser ranging at Earth-Moon distance, marking a milestone in its ...

The Inouye Solar Telescope just activated its most powerful instrument, VTF—a massive precision tool designed to unveil the ...

In a breathtaking new photograph shared by the European Southern Observatory (ESO), the sun rises behind the Extremely Large ...

After years of development, researchers at the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii have fired up their newest tool, ...

Astrophotographer Ron Brecher has captured a stunning deep sky image of the spiral galaxy M106, located 23.5 million light ...