A test model of the Perseverance rover, designed to explore the surface of Mars, sits in a garage at NASA’s Jet Propulsion ...

A first-of-its-kind space telescope could soon launch into orbit and potentially chart a new path forward for astronomy.

Bigger than Hubble and launching as soon as 2029, the Lazuli Space Observatory would be the first-ever full-scale private ...

But there are several important anomalies, including a widely debated one called the Hubble tension. It is named after Edwin ...

So, to create a must-read story list for you, we asked our staff to select their favorite pieces of 2025. Alas, while you're ...

We are going to be getting a lot of exciting new information about galaxies in 2026, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, who can't ...

Only a small fraction of the observable universe is comprised of visible matter. Current data suggests all galaxies are ...

In 1974, the project’s Science Working Group recommended that the telescope be required to resolve details at least one-tenth ...

Astronomers used gravitational lensing to detect a supernova 10 billion light-years away, providing spatially separated images that help study cosmic expansion and early Universe events.

Dark energy is the mysterious force thought to be accelerating the universe. . But a new study hints that scientists may have ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The famed Hubble Space Telescope ...