After its voyage past Mars, Mariner 4 maintained intermittent communication with JPL and returned data about the ...

Sometimes, in order to support an idea, you first have to discredit alternative, competing ideas that could take resources ...

An extraordinary revelation has emerged from the depths of space thanks to the James Webb Telescope, which has just detected ...

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The Buck Moon, named for the time when male deer's antlers are growing, will be at its fullest on July 10, 2025. Skywatchers ...

Save $100 on this 5-inch telescope and enjoy views of Saturn's rings, the belts of Jupiter and bright deep space objects like ...

The 10-year survey is the primary mission of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on a mountaintop at the edge of Chile’s ...

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Milestone recognizes decades of innovation that has helped shape modern astronomy. Along with the facilities on Maunakea and Hawaiʻi Island, ...

Born June 29, 1868, in Chicago, George Ellery Hale revolutionized American astronomy by, among other things, championing the construction of ever-larger telescopes. He established Mount Wilson ...

The report comes on the heels of President Donald Trump’s initial budget proposal for NASA, which calls for historically large cuts to the space agency.

A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble revealed a universe of galaxies that existed beyond ours. His influence in astronomy continues to this day.

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