Subaru Telescope shatters limit, observes supermassive black holes in the early Universe
Scientists have only observed supermassive black holes one billion years after the Big Bang, but...
James Webb Space Telescope observes regions of star formation
The powerful capabilities of the JWST allowed scientists to penetrate dust and gas clouds to...
Famous alien-hunting telescope collapsed in December. Now, investigators might know why.
An ongoing investigation of the December collapse of the iconic radio telescope at Arecibo Observatory...
Astronomers dissect the anatomy of planetary nebulae using Hubble Space Telescope images
On the left is an image of the Jewel Bug Nebula (NGC 7027) captured by...
Now-dead radio telescope finds bizarre venomous-spider star
Astronomers have discovered black widows and redbacks in space. While these cosmic objects don't kill...
Astronomers are still reeling from the loss of iconic Arecibo radio telescope
The collapse of the iconic radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico last...
Mars missions, a super-powered telescope, and more exciting 2021 space events
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China is opening the world’s largest radio telescope up to international scientists
Following the collapse of the historic Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, China has opened the...
China to open giant telescope to international scientists
The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) in southwestern China's Guizhou province is the only...
Solar telescope releases first image of a sunspot
The first sunspot image taken on Jan. 28, 2020, by the NSF's Inouye Solar Telescope's...