The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is due to launch in spring 2027 to search for exoplanets, among other things. It has ...

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On Jan. 9, skywatchers can watch the dark limb of the 82%-illuminated waxing gibbous moon creep across this beloved star ...

NASA astronaut Nick Hague will install patches to the agency’s NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer) X-ray ...

A solar eclipse crossed North America. Two robotic landers reached the lunar surface, largely intact. The most powerful ...

Venus is particularly bright in the night sky this month, outshining even Sirius, the brightest star. For observers at ...

A year of discovery awaits, with missions poised to reveal new insights about our home planet, solar system, galaxy, and ...

Originally known as the "Next Generation Space Telescope," the telescope was somewhat controversially named after James E. Webb, one of NASA's early administrators. Webb ran NASA from 1961 to 1968 ...

Each evening, enjoy a sweeping view of four planets at once. Also look for Mars occulted by the Moon and meteors!

Even small asteroids can do a lot of damage—and new research shows the James Webb Space Telescope is adept at spotting the tiniest of space rocks.

The next phase of the project is a collaboration ... submillimeter Array could be used to relay data from the proposed space telescope. NSF/ AUI/ NSF NRAO/ B.Foott When launching a space-based ...