Astronomers led by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) have made the first direct detection of ...

One night last fall, University of Cincinnati astrophysics graduate Paul Smith waited anxiously for data to start rolling ...

Thousands of galaxies, each containing billions of stars, are in this 2022 photo taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. [Photo: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI] BY The Conversation Curious Kids is a series for ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's mid-infrared spectrograph caught the light from the gas giant's star as the planet crossed ...

The Hubble Space Telescope, star matter, measuring the distance of space — and nearly all of the accomplishments we’ve worked toward in astronomy and astrophysics would not be possible without the ...

The Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 36 years of incredible discoveries, stunning imagery, and a lasting impact on astronomy ...

The Chandra X-Ray Observatory (above) and Hubble Space Telescope could face budget cuts as NASA deals with overall spending reductions. Credit: NASA/CXC & J. Vaughan WASHINGTON — NASA is considering ...

Thirty-six rising high school seniors are spending five weeks studying near-Earth asteroids using the telescopes at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Sommers-Bausch Observatory. CU Boulder is ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced the completion of a telescope designed to investigate exoplanets and dark matter in photos released Dec. 4, 2025. The Roman Telescope ...

Explore black hole discovery in astrophysics, from hidden stellar remnants to supermassive giants, and learn how scientists detect these invisible cosmic objects using light and gravitational waves.

Home to the world’s largest refracting telescope, the Yerkes Observatory in Wisconsin was so influential that Albert Einstein insisted on visiting. Now you can too. Sometimes called “the birthplace of ...