Find uplifting stories about heroes, innovations, and solutions
80 results for "telescopes"
Two of NASA's most powerful telescopes just revealed a stunning view of newborn stars wrapped in glowing pink halos. The images show cosmic forces at work creating the next generation of stars in our galaxy.
Harvard scientists used tiny quantum computers to solve a century-old problem blocking astronomers from building giant optical telescope networks. The breakthrough could one day help us photograph distant planets and stars with unprecedented clarity.
After years of upgrades, MIT's legendary Haystack 37m Telescope is back exploring the cosmos, capturing images of supermassive black holes and training the next generation of astronomers. The 60-year-old instrument that helped guide Apollo missions just made its triumphant return to cutting-edge science.
A massive West Virginia telescope tracked NASA's Artemis 2 spacecraft around the moon with stunning precision, pinpointing four astronauts from over 213,000 miles away. The breakthrough shows how ground-based telescopes can support future space missions.
The Rubin Observatory captured images of an interstellar visitor on its very first night of practice runs, ten days before the comet was officially discovered. Two Jupiter-bound spacecraft later teamed up to reveal this ancient traveler might be up to 12 billion years old.
Space agencies have discovered 95% of large asteroids that could threaten Earth, and none are heading our way. New telescopes launching soon will help scientists find and track the smaller ones even faster.
Scientists using the James Webb and Hubble telescopes discovered that massive star clusters break free from their birth clouds faster than expected, completely transforming how we understand galaxy evolution. The findings could reshape our understanding of how planets form and grow.
NASA's Hubble telescope is mapping millions of stars near our galaxy's center to help the new Roman Space Telescope discover thousands of hidden planets starting this fall. This cosmic teamwork will reveal entire worlds we never knew existed.
NASA just released a breathtaking new view of the Cat's Paw Nebula, revealing dozens of young stars being born at its center. Two of humanity's most powerful space telescopes teamed up to capture this cosmic masterpiece.
Astronomers have finally mapped a massive cosmic structure that's been hiding behind our own galaxy for billions of years. The Vela Supercluster spans 300 million light-years and contains the mass of 30 quadrillion suns.
Scientists have cracked a longstanding puzzle about how baby stars grow by watching pairs of newborn stars orbit each other through thick cosmic dust. The breakthrough reveals how the universe builds stellar neighborhoods like our own.
While Artemis II astronauts circled the Moon in April, volunteers with backyard telescopes spotted bright flashes of space rocks striking the lunar surface. Now NASA needs more amateur astronomers to keep watching and submit their videos.
Volunteers with home telescopes are teaming up with NASA astronauts to document meteoroids crashing into the Moon, capturing flashes of light that reveal secrets about lunar impacts. Your backyard telescope could help scientists understand what's happening beneath the Moon's surface.
On April 13, 2029, asteroid Apophis will pass closer to Earth than satellites orbit, creating a once-in-millennia stargazing event visible without telescopes across Europe, Africa, and Asia. Scientists are launching multiple missions to study this harmless space rock that will offer unprecedented insights into our solar system.
Three amateur astronomers in Queensland made history by becoming the first citizen scientists to discover a planetary ring, proving that world-changing discoveries can happen in your own backyard. Their finding helped solve a cosmic mystery that professional telescopes had missed.
Scientists are getting an unexpected second chance to build dream telescopes on the moon's far side, thanks to renewed lunar missions. A radio observatory there could reveal secrets from the universe's mysterious "dark ages."
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble just captured stunning new views of Saturn that reveal atmospheric mysteries scientists have never seen before. Working together, the two telescopes are uncovering secrets of the ringed planet that have been hidden for centuries.
For the first time since 1972, astronauts are heading back to the moon's surface, with NASA targeting nine possible landing sites near the lunar south pole by 2028. While you won't get a perfect view from your backyard, moon gazers with telescopes can spot the historic region using familiar craters as guides.
Two of NASA's most powerful space telescopes just teamed up to reveal Saturn like we've never seen it before. The images show the ringed planet's atmosphere in stunning 3D detail.
NASA's most powerful telescopes just captured Saturn like you've never seen it before, showing electric blue rings and hidden storms that help scientists understand how giant planets work. These images might be our last detailed look at Saturn's mysterious hexagon storm until the 2040s.
Showing 20 of 80