TOKYO, 27th January, 2025 (WAM) -- Japan's government has been considering joining a US-led space telescope initiative to search for Earth-like planets and extraterrestrial life, aiming to contribute ...

The U.S. Postal Service has issued a new set of stamps celebrating the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful space ...

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An ultra-deep image from the National Science Foundation's Dark Energy Camera reveals a wide variety of galaxies in the ...

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Slated for a 2027 launch, NASA's NEO Surveyor mission is advancing through critical testing phases to enhance our planetary ...

The case of mistaken identity was quickly resolved, but astronomers say it shows the need for transparency around craft in ...

Pinpointing a Milepost Marker Star that Opened the Realm of Galaxies At the dawn of the 20th century, astronomers faced a ...

Wilmore, 61, and Williams, 58, are veteran astronauts and are both naval officers and former test pilots. Williams has been a ...

Kepler was one of the most successful exoplanet-hunting missions so far. It discovered 2,600 confirmed exoplanets – almost ...

A Yale-led team of astronomers has detected an intensely brightening and dimming quasar that may help explain how some ...