How do images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) appear so colorful, and where do the colors come from?

The next great space telescope will study distant galaxies and faraway planets from an orbital outpost about a million miles ...

What better way to end than with some examples of said beauty and utility? After all that reading, we'll leave you with a few glamour shots of our favorite nebula: Messier 16, better known as the ...

Mars, once a planet abundant with water, now lies as a barren, arid expanse. Its surface features reveal a history where ...

Astronomers are celebrating the completion of a 2.5-billion-pixel panoramic picture of the entire Andromeda Galaxy. The team includes several UC Santa Cruz researchers who made significant ...

Astronomers have released a set of more than a million simulated images showcasing the cosmos as NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace ...

Astronomers have released a set of more than a million simulated images showcasing the cosmos as NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace ...

In commemoration of Edwin Hubble's discovery of a Cepheid variable class star, called V1, in the neighboring Andromeda galaxy 100 years ago, astronomers partnered with the American Association of ...

NASA celebrates Edwin Hubble's discovery of a new universe Date: January 15, 2025 Source: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Summary: For humans, the most important star in the universe is our Sun ...

In the years following the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have tallied over 1 trillion galaxies in the universe. But only one galaxy stands out as the most important nearby ...

A little-known chapter of the Hubble Space Telescope’s history is a reminder of the risks of looking at the sun ...