Scientists studying one of the earliest known galaxies using the James Webb Space Telescope have found that the universe's ...

The space telescope's image of a odd-looking spiral galaxy is, in reality, two distant galaxies overlapping each other.

The March 29, 2025, partial solar eclipse will create a crescent sunrise over North America. Here are the best ways to ...

With the upcoming partial solar eclipse on March 29, here are our top recommendations of solar viewing gear for getting the ...

As the clocks go forward this weekend, the FT’s senior graphics artist walks a fine (meridian) line through the birthplace of ...

Explore the evolution of a groundbreaking scientific instrument that has redefined our understanding of the cosmos – from its inception in 1608 to the cutting-edge gamma-ray telescopes of today.

The total lunar eclipse, unlike last year's solar eclipse, does not require special equipment to watch it safely.

NASA’s two-for-one launch of its newest space telescope, SPHEREx — designed to seek out the key ingredients for life in the Milky Way — alongside a sun-focused mission called PUNCH is facing ...

Scientists using JWST have uncovered striking cloud formations and extreme heat contrasts on LTT 9779 b, a rare ultra-hot ...

Stunning new imagery and other data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveal new details about a pair of enigmatic infrared ring structures accompanying a distant planetary nebula. The new ...

Chinese scientists are working to set up the world's largest refracting telescope in Tibet Autonomous Region for observing stars and planets. Deputy Director of the regional department of science and ...

According to NASA, the SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) space telescope is headed on a two-year-long mission that includes the ...