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

Eric and Wendy Schmidt are backing a start-up-like approach to building a giant space telescope and powerful ground ...

NASA is ramping up work on one large space telescope while also laying the groundwork for future observatories.

As reported by Science, the telescope was announced at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society this week and could be ...

2025 MN45 isn't the overall spin-rate record holder. Astronomers have found a number of small asteroids — those just a few ...

A billionaire-backed philanthropic organization is funding the development of a series of new observatories, including a ...

An artist’s illustration depicts 2025 MN45—the fastest-rotating asteroid with a diameter over 500 meters that scientists have ...

The Hubble telescope peered into small patches of sky, revealing thousands of galaxies that our human eyes can’t see. Using a different technique, SPHEREx will unveil the light of hidden galaxies on a ...

The ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has officially discovered 5000 comets. Comet number 5000 was spotted ...

A record-breaking asteroid has been discovered by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory just seven days after it began its observations. Based on this performance result, scientists and astronomers can expect ...

Located south of Bend’s outdoor playland, I visited this Pacific Northwest gem for an enchanted winter evening of ...

In its preliminary data release, taken from just seven nights of observations, the powerful Vera C. Rubin Observatory has ...