Hubble Space Telescope
With Euclid’s first dazzling images, Webb finds a worthy rival in deep space
The Euclid space telescope, on a mission to chart the elusive dark universe, has captured its first images, revealing countless galaxies and a nearby nebula
Shimmering galaxies revealed in new photos by European space telescope
Scientists on Nov. 7 unveiled the first pictures taken by the European space telescope Euclid, a shimmering and stunning collection of galaxies too numerous to count.
The photos were revealed by the European Space Agency, four months after the telescope launched from Cape Canaveral.
Iconic ‘Pillars of Creation’ captured in new Webb image
The James Webb Space Telescope captured the iconic "Pillars of Creation," huge structures of gas and dust teeming with stars, NASA said on Oct. 19, and the image is as majestic as one could hope.
The twinkling of thousands of stars illuminates the telescope's first shot of the gigantic gold, copper and brown columns standing in the midst of the cosmos.
Webb telescope captures new detail of Phantom Galaxy
The James Webb space telescope has revealed dazzling new detail of a previously known slice of the cosmos 32 million light-years away, in a new picture released by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA).
The infrared technology of the telescope, launched in December 2021, has allowed for an even clearer view of the so-called Phantom Galaxy than astronomers had ever seen before.
New space telescope shows Jupiter’s auroras, tiny moons
The world's newest and biggest space telescope is showing Jupiter as never before, auroras and all.
Scientists released the shots on Aug. 22 of the solar system's biggest planet.
Hubble discovers the most distant star ever detected
The far-away star system takes the official name WHL0137-LS, but the astronomers who found it nicknamed it “Earendel”
Distant object found is "the ancestor of a supermassive black hole"
It was found by Hubble and connects two rare celestial bodies
Astronomers discover farthest star yet
Astronomers have discovered the farthest star yet, a super-hot, super-bright giant that formed nearly 13 billion years ago at the dawn of the cosmos.
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Astronomers discover farthest star yet
Astronomers have discovered the farthest star yet, a super-hot, super-bright giant that formed nearly 13 billion years ago at the dawn of the cosmos.
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NASA’s new space telescope sees 1st starlight, takes selfie
NASA's new space telescope has captured its first starlight and even taken a selfie of its giant, gold mirror.
All 18 segments of the primary mirror on the James Webb Space Telescope seem to be working properly 1 1/2 months into the mission, officials said on Feb. 11. The telescope's first target was a bright star 258 light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.