Tyson’s ultimate goal was to image large swathes of the sky, measuring how galaxies’ shapes distorted as their light ...

Abstract: Tohoku University and Chiba Institute of Technology have been working on the development of a Micro Space Telescope satellite for planetary science exploration. Long-term photometric ...

The Moon is the first celestial object to catch our eyes. For some amateur astronomers, it quickly becomes a bother, its light obscuring the "faint fuzzies" we try to catch in our telescopes. Or, like ...

Lunar astrophotography is highly accessible, accommodating a range of telescope types and cameras, and leverages the Moon's brightness to enable short exposure times. Optimal image acquisition often ...

Red Spider Nebula Captured in Stunning Detail by Hubble and Webb (Image: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA/G. Mellema/J. H. Kastner) The Red Spider Nebula gives a unique opportunity to see a dying star. This can ...

"We really needed the sensitivity of JWST. We also needed the 100 times magnification from gravitational lensing from a galaxy cluster between us and LAP1-B." Astronomers have discovered that the ...

The Rubin Observatory has revealed an enormous stellar stream today. The structure trails behind galaxy M61 across deep cosmic regions. It stretches roughly 163,000 light years in visible length.

David Schechter is a national environmental correspondent and the host of "On the Dot with David Schechter," a guided journey to explore how we're changing the earth and earth is changing us. Aparna ...

Astronomers using the James Webb telescope may have discovered some of the universe's first stars, and they may offer clues to how galaxies form. Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and a ...