How did the universe begin? A compact NASA space telescope that uses less power than a refrigerator is poised to chip away at that very large question. Called SPHEREx, and set for launch on a ...

Questions that have long eluded astronomers could finally be answered with the launch of an advanced space telescope NASA has spent years developing. Once in orbit, the instrument known as SPHEREx ...

This monster pair offers some of the best magnification you can get in a pair of binoculars and the 100mm lenses drink in light, giving you the equivalent of two 4-inch miniature telescopes.

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A new kind of space telescope has embarked on a two-year mission to create four complete maps of the entire celestial sky that will catalog the origins of the universe and seek out the ingredients ...

Several flaring hot spots that resemble solar flares, but on a more energetic scale, are seen in the disk. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected both bright flares and fainter flickers coming ...

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Astronomers were able to use the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope to probe the planet’s atmosphere and were shocked by what they found. “What we found was surprising ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

While the events observed around Sgr A* are dramatic, this black hole is not as active as some at the center of other galaxies. An artist's concept shows the supermassive black hole at the center ...

Recent images captured by the Gemini South Telescope in Chile provide a detailed look at YR4 2024, which measures between 131 and 295 feet wide - roughly the size of a building - large enough to ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists discovered that the Milky Way's central supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), is constantly streaming out flares without respite.