A NASA space telescope on a mission to map millions of galaxies has turned on its detectors for the first time, capturing ...

SPHEREx is somewhat similar to the Webb telescope as it also observes the universe in infrared light, which is invisible to the eye but can be felt as heat. With its six detectors, it can break down ...

This first light, as it's called, shows that all of the spacecraft's systems are working just as expected. "Based on the ...

Here's where the James Webb Space Telescope comes in. Its advanced technology, including its large mirror and suite of ...

An analysis of two decades of data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has provided fresh insights into the complex ...

We're back! A long-time reader and subscriber recently mentioned in the Ars Forums that they "kind of" missed the Daily Telescope posts that I used to write in 2023 and 2024. Although I would have ...

Long-Sought Auroral Glow Finally Emerges Under Webb’s Powerful Gaze Neptune lies in the cold, dark reaches of the outer edges ...

James Webb Space Telescope captures Neptune’s auroras, revealing new details about its atmosphere and magnetism.

Scientists have spotted a defiant galaxy. Located nearly 1 billion light-years from Earth, the galaxy 2MASX J23453268−0449256 ...

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Experts are not sure why Neptune's auroras can be seen around the planet's "mid-latitudes," and not the north and south poles ...