Some stars appear to defy time itself. Nestled within ancient star clusters, they shine bluer and brighter than their neighbors, looking far younger than their true age. Known as blue straggler stars, ...

A bold new era in astronomy is on the horizon. By 2029, Schmidt Sciences, the philanthropic foundation founded by former ...

Astronomers have been given a new and incredibly detailed look at a very familiar astronomical object thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The new JWST image shows the Helix Nebula, the ...

Within the image, thick clouds of cold hydrogen gas arrange themselves into ridges and wispy filaments. The deep red tones ...

The Helix Nebula is one of the most well-known and commonly photographed planetary nebulae because it resembles the “ Eye of ...

NASA said that while the mystery of the Circinus galaxy’s excess emissions has been solved, there are billions of black holes ...

Optical proof of a tiny companion orbiting supergiant star Betelgeuse is hard to come by. Hubble just spotted new evidence.

One of the most stubborn issues in cosmology today concerns the universe's rate of expansion. Scientists know it's expanding, ...

The Lazuli Space Observatory from Schmidt Sciences will be larger than Hubble. The Lazuli Space Observatory from Schmidt Sciences will be larger than Hubble. is a news writer covering all things ...

Prior to World War II the vast majority of telescopes built around the world were funded by wealthy people with an interest in the heavens above. However, after the war, two significant developments ...

PHOENIX — A billionaire-backed philanthropic organization is funding the development of a series of new observatories, including a space telescope larger than Hubble that its backers say can be built ...

PHOENIX, Ariz.—A first-of-its-kind space telescope could soon launch into orbit and potentially chart a new path forward for astronomy. “For 20 years, Eric and I have pursued philanthropy to seek new ...