As the James Webb Space Telescope opens new windows into the cosmos and the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope follows closely ...

The JWST could see a 25-35% reduction in operations, and some Hubble instruments may have to fend for themselves.

PhoSim simulates the atmosphere, including air turbulence, as well as distortions from the shape of the telescope’s mirrors and the electrical properties of the sensors. The photons are propagated ...

Caltech’s upcoming Astronomy on Tap event on July 14, 2025 will discuss dark matter and supernovae. By Why do scientists ...

Every year in mid-July, downtown State College and parts of Penn State’s campus come alive with visitors to the Central ...

But in the past two decades, new types of black holes have been seen and astronomers are beginning to understand how they ...

Goar’s passion is the Dark Sky Telescope Program that runs through Sept. 21, and that takes place in the Hurricane Ridge ...

When the news started to spread on July 1, 2025, about a new object that was spotted from outside our solar system, only the ...

The plan provides the vision and priorities for Australian astronomy over the coming decade. Cover artwork by Noeleen Hamlett ...

Names are a strange thing in astronomy. Sometimes scientists come up with grandiose, simple name, like the Extremely Large ...

Astronomers have spotted centimeter-sized “pebbles” swirling around two infant stars 450 light-years away, revealing the raw ...