The first ever recorded 'planet with a death wish' orbits so close to its host star that it triggers huge flares of radiation ...

The new telescope design will allow gamma ray astronomers to use more modern camera sensors. Current gamma ray telescope arrays are using much of the same technology used in the 1960s by his ...

More A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is allowing astronomers to examine the complex and turbulent final stages of a dying star's life. The snapshot above showcases ...

As mentioned earlier, the telescope would rely on four main instruments to do its thing. The first is the multi-purpose near UV to near IR workhorse camera (HWC), the second the high-resolution UV ...

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is one of its most scientifically productive space missions. The telescope has been in space for 25 years, discovering black holes and dark matter. Chandra's best ...

NASA is facing a tight budget and wants to wrap up the Chandra X-ray Observatory, but astronomers don't want to see the 25-year-old X-ray space telescope mission go.

NEW DELHI: The Einstein Probe, a joint Chinese and European X-ray telescope mission, has commenced its journey into the cosmos, offering groundbreaking insights into the universe's most dynamic ...

Astronomers fight to save a major X-ray space telescope Chandra X-Ray Observatory is in trouble. Losing it could set the field back decades. By Briley Lewis Published Apr 25, 2024 10:00 AM EDT ...

The heart of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1097 as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: ESA/Hubble and NASA, D. Sand, K. Sheth HOUSTON—NASA has selected the UltraViolet EXplorer (UVEX) for ...

Space & Spaceflight Utah Telescopes Intercept Ultra-Powerful Cosmic Ray Astronomers are trying to figure out what could have emitted a cosmic ray with such extraordinary energy.

In terms of its characteristics, Spektr-UV is similar to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, which was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and could be deorbited in the mid-2030s.

Japan's space agency has launched a rocket on September 6 at 7:42 PM EDT carrying a telescope that's more advanced than NASA's Chandra and other X-ray observatories already in orbit.