Following a checkout period lasting one month, the observatory – which measures 8.5 feet tall, 10.5 feet across, and weighs 1 ...

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When we observe distant celestial objects, there is a possible catch: Is that star I am observing really as reddish as it ...

The XRISM collaboration has discovered flows of hot gas in the core of the Centaurus Cluster. By comparing state-of-the-art X ...

Astronomers have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million spectra from ESA's Gaia mission, results ...

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Content continues below Given that each of SPHEREx's maps will cover the entire celestial shpere, NASA says that they can also be used to locate targets of interest for other more focused telescopes.

Francisco Javier Ramirez, SoA ’26, a featured artist in the exhibit, took inspiration from the archival celestial maps for his piece titled “Twin Celestial Archives.” Using a mixed-media approach, he ...

A new NASA observatory launched into space Tuesday on a mission that could help scientists unravel what happened in the first ...

Don't worry: There will be another chance to catch another stunning celestial event this month ... NASA released a map showing where the partial solar eclipse can be seen. A total solar eclipse ...

NASA’s next-generation space telescope, the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and ...

Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930 at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. Here's how Pluto won - and lost - its planetary ...