Chodas added that the actual size of the asteroid, which astronomers are trying to determine with follow-up observations using multiple telescopes, is currently highly uncertain. “If the ...

Either way, we need to know more, which is why a lot rests on the shoulders of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), based at the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National ...

The new composite image, which combines hundreds of photos from the Hubble Space Telescope, shows the Andromeda Galaxy with more than 200 million individually resolved stars. When you purchase ...

Dark skies in rural areas offer unmatched visibility, perfect for spotting faint planets. 'Flinging satellites at 5,000 mph': Giant catapult is replacing rockets in new worry for Elon Musk ...

A massive $10 billion renewable energy complex proposed just a few miles from the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile could severely disrupt observations with increased ...

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are all bright enough to be visible to the naked eye, while Uranus and Neptune require binoculars or a telescope to spot. In January and February ...

Credit: NAOJ The James Webb Space Telescope has provided groundbreaking insights into a new type of exoplanet, fundamentally different from those in our Solar System, by piercing through thick cloud ...

The Subaru Telescope in Hawai‘i is adding a new instrument to its arsenal, one that will observe the cosmos through a compound eye. The compound eye will allow Subaru to observe about 2,400 ...

The high-precision observatory consists of four 27-foot-wide (8.2 meters) telescopes that act as one, and has shed light on some of the most mysterious phenomena known to humankind. But the ...

Scientists used the James Webb Space Telescope to study the unusual star-forming timeline of dwarf galaxy Leo P. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Kristen McQuinn Most small galaxies that stopped making ...