NASA's newest astrophysics space telescope launched in March on a mission to create an all-sky map of the universe. Now ...

The first images from the telescope were released earlier this week, and it uses a 3,200-megapixel camera the size of a car.

Credit: Wikimedia Commons Born June 29, 1868, in Chicago, George Ellery Hale revolutionized American astronomy by, among other things, championing the construction of ever-larger telescopes.

Charles Messier was born in Badonviller, France, on June 26, 1730, the 10th child of court bailiff Nicolas and his wife Françoise. His childhood interest in astronomy was stoked by Comet ...

Did aliens influence ancient civilizations? 👽📜 The Ancient Aliens theory suggests that key moments in world history — from the pyramids to early technology — may have been shaped by ...

Vera Rubin Observatory unveiled first images: millions of galaxies captured in just 10 hours of observation.

The debut images from a powerful telescope at Chile's Vera Rubin Observatory show distant galaxies and star-forming regions ...

The Roman Catholic Church has chosen an American-born cardinal as its new pope, and he has taken the name Leo XIV. Many of ...

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A bronze compass, possibly used by one of history’s greatest astronomers, was recently uncovered during an archaeological dig in northern Poland. This rare find, made near the remains of a ...

Space Astronomy 2 'new stars' have exploded into the night sky at once — potentially for the first time in history News By Harry Baker published 1 July 2025 ...

A meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth is expected to fetch up to $4 million when it goes up for ...