Telescopes bring far away objects closer for us to see. These treasured instruments have been used in astronomy for centuries by astronomers, professional and amateur, to study, understand and revel ...

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ESA’s Euclid mapped 1.2 million galaxies in its first year, delivering sharp, deep images across vast cosmic distances.

The team discovered that the surface might contain liquid water, an essential ingredient for life. Astronomers from the, Irvine have discovered a planet orbiting within the “habitable zone” of its ...

On April 10, 2024, astronomers began the fast-paced mission to capture supernova SN 2024ggi. Study coauthor Yi Yang of Tsinghua University in China initially learned about its sighting shortly after ...

Last week, four lasers were projected into the skies above the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO’s) Paranal site in Chile.

Frozen complex organic molecules have been discovered for the first time around a young protostar in a galaxy other than our ...

The James Webb and Very Large telescopes spotted a free-floating planet accreting material at a record rate, displaying behavior similar to how stars form. Scientists aren't clear as to why.

Despite some daunting setbacks, executives with the Thirty Meter Telescope aren’t giving up on their plans to build it on ...