A billionaire hopes to upgrade the Hubble telescope on a private SpaceX mission, but could it really happen?
NASA’s iconic Hubble observatory has many years left, and ideas are in the works to keep it going for even longer – but those proposals …
NASA’s iconic Hubble observatory has many years left, and ideas are in the works to keep it going for even longer – but those proposals …
A surprisingly low reservoir of methane may explain how a planet around a nearby star grew strangely, according to new observations from the Commission. James …
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. …
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. …
Astronomers are looking for planets forming around baby stars using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The powerful space telescope delivered the goods quickly, albeit …
In December 2023, the Hubble Space Telescope completed its largest program since its launch in 1990. With this program, the telescope observed 500 individual stars …
NASA on James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) we know how to capture our Universe with unprecedented precision and sensitivity. His images are not only scientifically …
You must be feeling like a brown dwarf. Not only has their failure to ignite like normal stars earned them an unfortunate nickname – failed …
Gas giant Jupiter steals the show in these two new portraits of the planet’s contrasting faces, showing the whirlwinds and cloud bands blown by winds …