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Hubble Successor James Webb Space Telescope Has Been Delayed by NASA Again

By Dan Van WinkleMar 27th
Hubble Space Telescope Celebrates 25th Anniversary By Updating Iconic “Pillars of Creation” Image

By Carolyn CoxJan 6th
Here’s How to Get the Best View of This Summer’s 3 “Super Moons”

By Liz SuessJul 10th
A Black Hole-Powered Quasar Is Showing Astronomers That the Universe Is Pretty Gassy

By Dan Van WinkleJan 21st
If We Had a Really Big Telescope, Could We See Star Wars?

By Maia Brown-JacksonAug 13th
Check Out the First Amazing Pictures of the Sun from NASA’s IRIS

By Jonah FeldmanJul 29th
The IRIS Telescope Opens Its Eye to Space

By Glen TickleJul 17th
Astronomers Have Found One Of The Largest Stars In The Milky Way, And It’s Still Forming

By Jared EttingerJul 12th
New Data on Extraterrestrial Cloud Cover Could Double the Number of Habitable Exoplanets

By Maia Brown-JacksonJul 3rd
Astronomers Identify 514 of the Most Powerful Objects in the Universe, Have No Clue What 65 of Them Are

By Ian ChantJul 1st
Crowdfunded ARKYD Space Telescope Lets You Put Your Face in Space, Take Space Selfies

By Glen TickleJun 22nd
Too Beautiful for This Universe: Herschel Space Telescope Shuts Down for Good

By Ian ChantApr 30th
Look To The Skies! Watch Saturn Make A Beautifully Close Approach To Earth Tonight

By Glen TickleApr 28th
We Hardly Knew Ye: ESA’s Herschel Space Telescope Powering Down for Good

By Ian ChantMar 6th
Comet to Buzz Earth This Week, Watch It With Your Own Eyes

By Jeff LaSalaMar 5th
Newly Discovered Asteroid Passed Earth Within Distance of the Moon This Morning

By Glen TickleMar 4th
Nice Knowing You: Dangerous Asteroid Apophis is Bigger, More Dangerous Than We Thought

By Glen TickleJan 9th
Astronomers Measure Black Hole With Mass of 17 Billion Suns

By Glen TickleNov 29th
NASA Now Accepting Proposals on What to Do With Their Spiffy New Telescopes

By Rollin BishopNov 27th
Lonely Planet: Researchers Discover Wandering World That Doesn’t Orbit A Star

By Ian ChantNov 14th