Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. How did the universe begin? How do planets form and galaxies develop? Could life exist anywhere else in the cosmos? Questions that ...

NASA has launched a new infrared space telescope into orbit that is set to rival the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in its unprecedented view of our universe. The Spectro-Photometer for the History ...

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed fresh details about one of the most luminous known objects in the universe: the dust-shrouded quasar W2246−0526, seen just 1.2 ...

For the first time, astronomers have read the mineral fingerprint of a rocky planet’s surface from nearly 49 light-years away ...

Infrared astronomy relies on specialised instruments designed to detect and analyse radiation from approximately 1 µm to several hundred microns in wavelength. Key components include cooled detector ...

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now aiming for an earlier launch in September 2026. Designed to explore dark ...

Scientists have long been aware of the massive elliptical galaxy, M87. The galaxy was first observed in the late 18th century by Charles Messier, who cataloged objects in the sky specifically to avoid ...

A team of astronomers have used the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) on Hawaii to discover four pairs of stars that orbit each other in less than 4 hours. Until now it was thought that such ...

A Cornell University-led team operating the Infrared Spectrograph (IRS), the largest of the three main instruments on NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, has discovered a mysterious population of distant ...

Update: NASA is now targeting a launch for Friday, March 7. Find the latest information on the mission here. How did the universe begin? How do planets form and galaxies develop? Could life exist ...