What are you, SIMP 0136? Astronomers used the powerful James Webb Space Telescope to peer into this object flying by itself through our Milky Way galaxy. It's rapidly spinning, and at some 13 times ...

The cosmos has always fascinated us, with its vast expanses and mysteries that are yet to be fully understood. The development of advanced telescope technology has significantly expanded our cosmic ...

M101 is a spiral galaxy of type Sc (non-compact spiral) in the constellation of the major ura. It is estimated to be virtually double the size of our Milky Way. The distance that separates the ...

The Cincinnati Public Library teamed up with astronomer Dean Regas to let patrons check out telescopes. The popular program ...

FORT DAVIS, TEXAS — A group of amateur astronomers has used the 2.1-meter (82-inch) Otto Struve Telescope at McDonald Observatory to make the first “through-the- Eyepiece” sighting of so-called the ...

Earlier this year, on July 1, a 20-inch telescope in the Rio Hurtado Valley of Chile was conducting its nightly survey when it detected something remarkable. One of five telescopes in the NASA-funded ...

Artist Ashley Zelinskie is "Wandering through Time and Space”' with ESA's Webb team. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The James ...

When you look at the night sky, do you ever wonder what's going on out there? On a clear night with a dark sky, if moonlight doesn't wash it out, sometimes you can see the arc of the Milky Way. The ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — While a lot of us will view the total solar eclipse using just our own eyes and a pair of special glasses, telescope users will get an even better view. But, the telescope itself isn ...