Advanced mirror technology now powers a breakthrough X-ray telescope

Scientists in Japan have developed a high-resolution X-ray telescope sharp enough to distinguish an object just 3.5 mm wide ...
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The James Webb Space Telescope and the Parker Solar Probe changed how we see the universe. Now, their models have found a home at the Smithsonian

Imagine an enormous telescope with a sun shield the size of a tennis court that sends back proof of a lemon-shaped exoplanet ...

'Little red dots' spotted by the James Webb telescope may just be awkward black holes going through a phase

A study of the fascinating galaxy system nicknamed "The Stingray" suggests that mysterious little red dots could be a phase ...

Major new telescope on Chilean summit opens window on universe

Thirty-four years after Cornell University scientists first conceived it, the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST) now ...
Astronomy on MSN

Could this telescope find life on alien worlds?

The ExoLife Finder (ELF) looks like no telescope ever built. A spectacular crown of 15 five-meter mirrors perches atop a ...
Space.com on MSN

Incredible new NASA images reveal Saturn in a new light —all thanks to a telescope team-up

Observations from the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes reveal Saturn's atmosphere and rings in the most detailed view created to date.
Science Daily

Webb telescope spots mysterious explosion that defies known physics

Astronomers have spotted a bizarre cosmic explosion that refuses to play by the rules—and it’s leaving scientists scrambling for answers. GRB 250702B, detected by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and ...
Ars Technica

Tuesday Telescope: Taking a look at the next generation of telescopes

Welcome to the Tuesday Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light—a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science. We'll let other publications offer you ...
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Robotic telescopes to capture Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft's journey back to Earth

A Virtual Telescope Project livestream will track NASA's Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft as it races back toward Earth. Here's how ...
Astronomy on MSN

How to observe Artemis 2's last day in space with a telescope

As Artemis 2 nears Earth and the mission prepares to splash down tomorrow evening at 8:07 P.M. EDT, Friday morning presents a ...
UVA Today

New radio telescope to help UVA astronomers stalk dark matter in deep space

Astronomers are adding the instrument to the suite of telescopes at the University’s Fan Mountain Observatory.
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You can stargaze through professional telescopes for free on observatory’s opening night

This West Michigan observatory opens its 2026 season with free admission on Michigan Statewide Astronomy Night, offering ...