Hubble Space Telescope can "only see the universe in shades of grey," according to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Learn how the imagery is processed into amazing color views of the cosmos. Credit ...

"This is a one-of-a-kind system with an incredibly rare orbital period." A nested series of dusty spirals is captured swirling around a mighty triple star system containing two of the rarest stars in ...

In 2026, a first-of-its-kind spacecraft—launched on a rocket dropped out of a plane—will attempt to save NASA’s Swift observatory from a fiery demise. Yes, really. Reading time 3 minutes An ...

Robo-AO-2 is designed to correct the blur caused by Earth’s atmosphere, sharpening images of hundreds of objects each night with minimal human oversight. The system is led by astronomer Christoph ...

China has outpaced the United States in releasing the first images of the rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it made its close approach to Mars. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) ...

What is HiRISE and why is everyone waiting for 3I/ATLAS images captured by it has become a key question for space watchers as NASA prepares to release new data. The HiRISE camera on the Mars ...

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China's Tianwen 1 Mars orbiter has imaged the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS during its close pass by the Red Planet, aiding global efforts to study the rare interstellar interloper. 3I/ATLAS is only the ...