China called on Chile to approve the construction of a Chinese observatory in the country’s north and overcome US ...

China has struck a defiant stance in response to American concerns about Beijing’s efforts to expand its influence in the ...

Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), Chinese astronomers have discovered a new millisecond ...

Hubble is still going strong 35 years after it was launched into space. Celebrate its anniversary with some out-of-this-world images.

John Grunsfeld has a model of the Hubble Space Telescope on his bookshelf. It's right next to a model of a NASA space shuttle, which delivered Hubble to space 35 years ago, and it's no secret why ...

"The instrument is, so to speak, the heart of the solar telescope, which is now finally beating at its final destination." The world's largest solar telescope has gained a powerful new "eye" that ...

During its 35 years of orbiting the Earth, the Hubble Space Telescope has transmitted endless streams of magnificent images, confirmed the existence of "dark matter," and helped track a vagabond ...

Astronomers typically find pulsars using a single large radio telescope, which can’t easily detect flashes less often than about once every 10 seconds because slower signals are fainter and more ...

The James Webb Space Telescope takes a snapshot of the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, some 15 million light-years away from Earth. Credit: ESA / NASA / CSA / A. Adamo Scientists have found an unusual ...