Dobsonians are reflecting telescopes constructed from cheap materials ... man perched atop a stepladder at the eyepiece of a big Newtonian that was pointing into the southwest sky.

JWST discovers Zhúlóng, the earliest Milky Way-like galaxy, 800 million years after the Big Bang explosion occurred.

The dream of finding life on an alien Earth-like world is hampered by a number of technical challenges. Not the least of ...

The Webb telescope — a scientific collaboration between NASA, ESA, and the Canadian Space Agency — is designed to peer into ...

In 2009, NASA launched the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, mission to make infrared observations. This was the ...

Amid harsh cuts, the Trump administration has proposed canceling the nearly ready-to-launch Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope ...

Astronomers have discovered the most distant and thus earliest spiral galaxy ever seen, using the James Webb Space Telescope ...

The image was published as part of the 35th anniversary celebrations of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, which was ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared camera (NIRCam) captured stunning imagery of Neptune. It is the "clearest view ...

NASA released stunning images of the NGC 1514 nebula, showcasing the most vivid depiction of its dual rings ever captured. The Webb telescope's Mid-Infrared ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered Zhúlóng, a candidate for the most distant spiral galaxy in the universe. The ...

There are a wide range of telescope types available to buy, and some can cost thousands of pounds. However, there are budget-priced alternatives – most are either refractor or reflector models. Keep ...