NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has successfully deployed its 70-foot sunshield
It's an important milestone for the spacecraft.
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The Hubble telescope is recovering from another system failure
NASA put it into a 'coma' in late October.
Scientists spot light behind a black hole for the first time
The discovery seemingly confirms Einstein's century-old prediction.
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NASA struggles to fix a Hubble Space Telescope computer glitch
The telescope is in a safe mode until the problem is resolved.
Comets may have seeded Earth with life-supporting carbon
The chemical element was spotted in the dusty "fingerprints" of an icy comet.
The world's largest telescope is edging closer to completion
A huge furnace under Arizona Stadium has started casting the Giant Magellan Telescope's sixth mirror.
China's huge FAST telescope will open to scientists globally in April
Foreign astronomers will get 10 percent of observation time.
Puerto Rico commits $8 million to rebuild Arecibo telescope
It likely won't be enough, but it's a start.
Researchers capture the world's first 3,200-megapixel digital photo
It was taken with sensors for the world's largest digital camera.
Puerto Rico’s Arecibo radio telescope suffers serious damage
A broken cable caused a 100-foot-long gash in the world's second-largest telescope.
NASA will deploy a huge stratospheric balloon to study newborn stars
It will make detailed 3D maps of gases around the giant stars.
China's giant radio telescope will start searching for aliens in September
FAST will scan the skies for life in addition to its usual exploration.
NASA successfully deploys the James Webb Telescope's enormous mirror
The telescope is one step closer to launch.
NASA decommissions Spitzer Space Telescope after 16 years of service
The James Webb Space Telescope will take its place next year.
How to safely watch Mercury pass in front of the Sun today
The rare event won't happen again for another 13 years.
The first ever black hole image lands scientists $3 million prize
The prize is known as 'The Oscars of Science.'
The world’s largest telescope is one step closer to completion
The second of seven primary mirrors on the Giant Magellan Telescope is now complete.
Breakthrough searches for signs of alien life in ultra-fast light pulses
The powerful VERITAS telescope array will help look for extraterrestrials.
Russia launches X-ray telescope to find 'millions' of black holes
Spektr-RG could significantly expand understanding of the universe.
