The space-based observatory will scan the cosmos in 102 colors we can't see to unlock the secret history of the universe.
Using two infrared space telescopes and a 23-year gap, scientists may have spotted a mysterious, slow-moving object beyond Neptune.
An edge-on protoplanetary disk looks like two force fields smashing together in deep space.
Astronomers have never detected mid-infrared flares from our galaxy's supermassive black hole—until now.
The Euclid telescope had been gradually losing its vision as layers of water molecules accumulated on its mirrors.
Euclid's mission team is testing a new way to de-ice the telescope's optics and restore its ability to explore the dark universe.
The GUSTO experiment will map a large area of the Milky Way where new stars are born.
After discovering more than 200 near-Earth objects over the past 10 years, NEOWISE's remarkable record in infrared astronomy is sadly nearing its end.
On Tuesday morning at 8:15 a.m. ET, we will get our first look at the images snapped by the recently launched Euclid space telescope.
The space agency is considering budget cuts to Hubble and Chandra in anticipation of a flat budget for 2024.
The freshly launched observatory encountered a navigation issue that jeopardized its entire mission, but a software patch rectified its cosmic orientation.
Launched this past summer, the space observatory’s commissioning hasn’t been perfect, but the team remains optimistic.
Dimethyl sulfide is only known to be produced by living things on Earth, but the signature requires further investigation.
These are the first test views from Europe's new $1.4 billion space telescope. The images impress, but the operational ones promise to be even better.
Webb is casting the universe in a new light, but the space telescope's discovery of a cosmological question mark has us scratching our heads.
The Euclid mission is set to launch on July 1 at 11:11 a.m. ET on board a Falcon 9 rocket.
Dark matter and dark energy are the focus of this cutting edge space telescope. Here's our primer on this historic mission.
A barred spiral galaxy 17 million light-years from Earth is the latest target of NASA’s most perceptive observatory.
The aging space telescope retired after 16 years of service, but a servicing mission could help bring Spitzer back to life as a surveyor of dangerous asteroids.
Webb Telescope observations reveal water vapor near a distant exoplanet—but could the signal actually be coming from the star?
