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Coming from one of the world's largest astrophysical research institutes, I can tell you, the anticipation across the global space science community is electric.

Recent James Webb Space Telescope data confirms a decade-old theory that the universe's earliest supermassive black holes ...

The venerable Hubble observatory is going strong despite its decades in space and the advent of next-generation successors ...

The James Webb telescope's search for habitable exoplanets is getting a big boost from its new star-watching companion, ...

Eric and Wendy Schmidt are backing a start-up-like approach to building a giant space telescope and powerful ground observatories. By Kenneth Chang Kenneth Chang reported on the unveiling of Schmidt ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed the most distant, early galaxy in the known universe. The new contender, MoM-z14, is visible just 280 million years after the Big Bang.

PHOENIX — A billionaire-backed philanthropic organization is funding the development of a series of new observatories, including a space telescope larger than Hubble that its backers say can be built ...

Emma Marcucci works for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, as Executive Director of the Smithsonian STARS program, which is supported through private gifts and donations. Scholars widely agree ...

They’ve got their 3Is on the prize. The highly anticipated data 3I/ATLAS’ Earth tour last month is in. A targeted scan of 3I/ATLAS for signs of radio transmitting tech has come up empty — but Harvard ...

Helping young people tap into their excitement about the night sky helps them build confidence and opens career pathways they may not have considered before.

See composites created using James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory imagery. A pair of galaxies, a nebula, and a star cluster are the targets. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hobart New "big, ...