China is developing its first large flagship telescope, Xun Tian, which means "survey to heavens" in English. It's a space-based optical observatory for astronomers to carry out sky surveys and captu… [+122 chars]
Pasadena, CA— The first of six projects led by Carnegie-affiliated astronomers will, for the next three days, use the James Webb Space Telescope to make some of the most-accurate measurements ever ta… [+8707 chars]
Fifty years ago, U.S. scientists launched a satellite that dramatically changed how we see the world. It captured images of Earths surface in minute detail, showing how wildfires burned landscapes, … [+4985 chars]
There is something very strange about this image from the Hubble Space Telescope. If you look closely, you can see two almost mirror images, two orange galaxies, which seem to be connected by a long … [+2829 chars]
Researchers say they have discovered a new, unusual radio signal from a distant galaxy. The signal is known as a fast radio burst, or FRB. These signals are pulses of radio waves that scientists say… [+4477 chars]
This article was originally published at The Conversation. (opens in new tab) The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights (opens in new tab). Alice Gor… [+7599 chars]
Imagine three stars orbiting each other in deep space with each of them being the size of at least 12 suns! That is the discovery that has become a popular topic among astronomers who are looking to … [+1485 chars]
Pasadena, CA— The first of six projects led by Carnegie-affiliated astronomers will, for the next three days, use the James Webb Space Telescope to make some of the most-accurate measurements ever ta… [+8707 chars]
This observation shows a small sand dune field on the floor of Newton Crater, an approximately 300-kilometer wide crater in the Southern Hemisphere of Mars. The image shows both dome and barchan dun… [+725 chars]
Fifty years ago, U.S. scientists launched a satellite that dramatically changed how we see the world. It captured images of Earths surface in minute detail, showing how wildfires burned landscapes, … [+4985 chars]
When this occurs, the suns release a gravitational wave that distorts space. It is this phenomenon that the new telescope spots and focuses on to capture the suns' collision. However, despite the po… [+1368 chars]
An art conception image of the Chinese Space Station Telescope slated to be launched at the end of 2023. [Photo/Xinhua] China plans to launch a large space telescope next year to fly alongside the … [+2133 chars]
