On this date, President John F. Kennedy provides NASA with its strongest advocate for large space telescopes, James Webb ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured imagery of interacting elliptical and spiral galaxies known as Arp 107. Credit: ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared camera (NIRCam) captured stunning imagery of Neptune. It is the "clearest view of this peculiar planet’s rings in more than 30 years,” according to ...

Black holes that have been obscured by clouds of dust still emit infrared light, enabling astronomers to spot them for the ...

Certain extreme planets are called ultra-short period objects if they're very close to their stars and orbit them in mere hours, like K2-22b.

Northern Michigan University is hosting the inaugural rebranding of Innovation Week, now Peak25, on Feb. 20-21. “Peak25 is the next iteration of Innovation Week,” said Bill Digneit, director of SISU: ...

A mysterious fast radio burst from a dead galaxy challenges theories, hinting at unknown cosmic forces producing powerful ...

According to NASA's SPHEREx mission details, the observatory will survey the entire sky using near-infrared light. Its goals include exploring how galaxies evolved, understanding the structure of the ...

Hidden in Chile’s Atacama Desert, the $1.5B Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) nears completion. With a massive 130-ft mirror, ...

"This is the first solid evidence that helical magnetic fields can explain astrophysical jets at different scales." ...

NASA's two stuck astronauts take their first spacewalk together since arriving at the space station last year.

We all have that one friend who thrives in their own company, who’s always content with a book, a cup of coffee, and some ...