Numerous scientific fingers are being anxiously crossed and recrossed as astronomers from Toronto to Plesetsk, Russia, await news of the launch today of Canada's small and "humble" space telescope.

Olivia Lim has never known a universe unpopulated by alien worlds. Before she was born, a handful of planets had already been discovered beyond our own solar system. While she was growing up in St.

Santa won’t be the only one taking flight this Christmas Eve, as scientists prepare to launch a telescope that has its sights set on seeing, well, everything in the cosmos. The James Webb Space ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images We've rounded up the best telescopes for kids, focusing on scopes that are ...

NASA's SPHEREx mission, set to launch in February 2025, will utilize an advanced infrared telescope to map the entire sky in 102 colors. This affordable $488 million mission aims to explore cosmic ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. As far as hobbies go, there aren't many that will leave you as stunned as stargazing. With countless celestial bodies and cosmic wonders that ...

Intense public interest in everything connected with astronomy and Mars in particular, took many amateur astronomical groups in the UAE by surprise, which has led to a flood of requests for public ...

HONOLULU – A battle is poised to unfold on a Hawaii mountain where one of the world’s largest telescopes is set to be built on what protesters say is sacred land for native residents. As work resumes ...

NASA's SPHEREx mission is set to launch in late February 2025, a landmark moment in space exploration. SPHEREx is the acronym for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of ...