"The detection of life on Mars is a persistent top priority for explorers of many disciplines, and it is the top science ...

"We reported hints of methane, but the question is, 'is the methane attributable to molecules in the atmosphere of the planet ...

Planned megaconstellations would contaminate the view of the cosmos of four orbiting telescopes Many of the images taken by ...

FROSTI is a new adaptive optics system that precisely corrects distortions in LIGO’s mirrors caused by extreme laser power.

NASA's report, published in Nature, predicts that around 40% of all Hubble images will have at least one satellite streak in ...

As the night grows long and the winter solstice approaches, there’s a host of astronomical events to watch out for, including ...

On Dec. 1, 2020, the Arecibo telescope collapsed. The Puerto Rico facility had already suffered two cable failures – one in ...

A spiral galaxy, shaped much like our Milky Way, has been found in an era when astronomers believed such well-formed galaxies ...

But when researchers Rashi Jain and Yogesh Wadadekar used James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to peer into the Universe’s early ...

After initial cloud cover created a playful hide-and-seek dynamic throughout the evening, the supermoon broke through repeatedly in striking displays of celestial drama, appearing initially with a ...

Westlake University held the founding ceremony for its Department of Astronomy at Yungu Campus on Oct. 18, marking the establishment of the first astronomy department at a new type of research ...

Chile’s Atacama Desert is one of the darkest spots on Earth, a crown jewel for astronomers who flock to study the origins of ...