The James Webb Space Telescope has captured captivating images of the Space Butterfly, a nebula thousands of light-years away. The intricacies of this discovery and its implications in astronomical ...

The hunt is on. A group of scientists has banded together to build the world’s first privately funded deep-space telescope, to hunt for asteroids that could pose a major threat to Earth. The private ...

A radio telescope project known as the Deep Synoptic Array is moving forward. It aims to detect radio waves emitted by stars, ...

Prototype dishes for Caltech’s DSA at the Owens Valley Radio Observatory, nestled between the Sierra Nevada and the White Mountains in California’s Mojave. Credit: Katie Jameson / Caltech / DSA ...

A vast, star-forming cloud in the constellation Orion has been unveiled in stunning detail by the European Space Agency 's Euclid Space Telescope, offering a rare look at the turbulent birthplace of ...

The Union Budget 2026–27 has introduced a landmark era for Indian astrophysics, signaling a shift from routine satellite missions to "discovery-class" science. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s ...

The most distant and rewarding sights in the night sky are also the faintest. Here’s what deep-space objects are, what optics you’ll need to see them and how to plan your observing. When you purchase ...

Prior to World War II the vast majority of telescopes built around the world were funded by wealthy people with an interest in the heavens above. However, after the war, two significant developments ...

Imagine looking up at the night sky and seeing a star suddenly burst into a blaze of light brighter than anything nearby. A flash so bright that it briefly outshines an entire galaxy before fading ...