The journey of astronomical telescopes began in the early 17th century when Galileo Galilei crafted his first refracting ...

Astronomers have discovered two strange objects that could be young stars — except they're completely surrounded by ice.

Using IRAS and NuSTAR telescopes, scientists identify hundreds of obscured black holes hidden behind gas and dust.

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted one of the earliest and most distant supernovas, marking the death of a stellar ...

Hubble has previously imaged the same nebula, with an image released in 2023 and another shared in 2020. You might also recognize the name of this nebula as it was made world famous when the James ...

The initial findings offer novel perspectives on the relationship between star formation and the evolution of galaxies.

The James Webb Space Telescope captured photos of one of the earliest supernovas ever seen using infrared technology, and creating a time lapse of the phenomena.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is known ... Also, visual-light telescopes might capture different features of an object than an infrared telescope would, even when focused on the same target.

Located about 1,300 light-years from Earth, these young stars, also known as protostars, reside in a hotbed for star ...