Webb captured the object in infrared — light wavelengths that are invisible to human eyes but can pierce through thick dust.

New research using the James Webb Space Telescope offers the most detailed portrait yet of how auroras form on Uranus.

Whether bird-watching, star-gazing, or just getting a better view of your favorite player, a hi-def telescope can be an invaluable tool.

Being able to spot the Earth, let alone any signs of life on our planet, would require an enormous telescope from 66 million ...

A telescope in Chile has revealed the swirling splendor of star-forming gases at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy.

If you think auroras on Earth are a strange and mesmerizing sight, that's nothing like what occurs on the perplexing world of Uranus.

Deep inside a dust-choked galaxy, astronomers have uncovered a chemical environment far more complex than expected.

A Northwestern University-led team of astronomers used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to discover a former star that ...

The blood moon as photographed by Westmont's Keck Telescope. (Courtesy photo) The Westmont Observatory opens to the public for a rare lunar eclipse in the ...

Six of Earth’s neighboring planets are about to come into view at once — here’s how to use optics to get the most from the ...

A couple of public hearings scheduled this week are seeking public comments on the U.S. Air Force’s controversial plan to build seven more telescopes on Haleakala. The first meeting focused on a draft ...