After nearly 15 years of hunting asteroids and comets in space—including those that can pose a threat to Earth—NASA's infrared space telescope NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey ...

NASA's SPHEREx mission is set to launch in late February 2025, a landmark moment in space exploration. SPHEREx is the acronym ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images We've rounded up the best telescopes for kids, focusing on scopes that are ...

My telescope, set up for astrophotography in my light-polluted San Diego backyard, was pointed at a galaxy unfathomably far from Earth. My wife, Cristina, walked up just as the first space photo ...

When we first developed telescopes, we started using them on the ground. Humanity was yet to master powered flight, you see, to say nothing of going beyond into space. As technology developed, we ...

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