The exoplanet, discovered in 2009, remained elusive due to dense clouds. Now, scientists have peered through with the James ...

The most powerful space telescope ever built is peering into some of the deepest realms of the universe. It will also now ...

The $10 billion orbiting observatory will give astronomers a better sense of the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4's size and ...

The telescope was repurposed for asteroid and comet tracking after its original mission ended. In the next few years, the space agency hopes to launch an infrared space telescope devoted to ...

NASA will use the James Webb Space Telescope to gather crucial data on the size of asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small ...

“We [will be able to] move quickly and map out very large areas of the sky,” adds Josh Schlieder, the telescope’s wide-field ...

The SPHEREx space telescope, launching in February 2025, will map the cosmos in infrared light, helping scientists understand ...

An LSU-led team would like to use a high-flying Antarctic balloon-borne infrared telescope to detect the chemical makeup of ...

Astronomers say the asteroid, estimated at 40-90 m (131-295 ft.) in diameter, could impact Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. “It is ...

NASA's SPHEREx mission, set to launch in February 2025, will utilize an advanced infrared telescope to map the entire sky in 102 colors. This affordable $488 million mission aims to explore cosmic ...

Canadian astronomers have taken an extraordinary step in understanding how planets are born, using the James Webb Space ...

In a rare "time-critical" decision, the James Webb Space Telescope will study the true size of the "potentially hazardous" ...