On balconies and in backyards, Wi-Fi–enabled telescopes are connecting astronomy enthusiasts across six continents.

This two-day event April 5 and 6 in New York features 120 vendors, talks from industry experts, and opportunities for solar ...

The Cherenkov Telescope Array just got a major boost for distributing its data, a development that will expedite scientific ...

The burst's host galaxy is more than halfway across the observable universe and up to 100 times fainter than other host ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have uncovered an unexpectedly complex atmosphere surrounding SIMP ...

The first telescopes refracted light, and today reflectors dominate, but there is a third way to make light focus, and it ...

"It is a great stroke of luck that Aditya-L1 was able to witness such a strong flare right at the beginning of its research ...

The Phantom Galaxy (M74) has been imaged in infrared and optical light using the James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope. The spiral galaxy is about 32 million light-years from Earth.

Although YR4 no longer poses a threat, it’s increasingly clear that Earth inhabits a dangerous neighborhood. Keeping out of ...

In recognition of this year’s campuswide Women’s History Month theme, “Empowerment Echoes: Celebrating Women Who Advocate and ...

For a brief window, Asteroid 2024 YR4 looked like a planetary hazard in the making. At up to 90 meters (295 feet) in diameter, it was described as a potential “city killer.” On its estimated ...

Astronomers used the powerful James Webb Space Telescope to peer into this object flying by itself through our Milky Way ...