A three-armed spacecraft rocketed into orbit Friday to rescue a NASA telescope that’s in danger of crashing back to Earth.

NASA made a good bet when it built the Swift Space Telescope. Launched in 2004, Swift has spent more than a generation ...

MERLIN, a globally significant group of seven sites across the UK A radio telescope in Shropshire with a 25m (82ft) diameter ...

A giant planet somehow heated back up billions of years after its star died, giving astronomers insight into the wildly unexpected afterlife of solar systems. Using NASA's James W ...

WTOP’s “Eyes to the Skies” feature previews the best the sky has to offer stargazers regarding the moon, planets and stars in July.

NASA is set to launch a robotic rescue mission on Tuesday aimed at saving the aging telescope that is currently falling towards Earth. The objective of this daring mission is to rescue ...

The Dwarf Mini makes it as easy and intuitive as possible to start photographing the deep sky. It packs quite a punch ...

Webb captures dramatic temperature spikes on HD 80606 b, one of the most extreme giant planets ever discovered.

The mission will use a robotic spacecraft to rescue an ageing space observatory that is falling out of orbit, showcasing the future of satellite servicing in space. Here's what is planned.

NASA is racing to save an aging telescope from falling back to Earth with a daring rescue mission. The $30 million salvage ...

Overview A good telescope helps you enjoy the Moon, planets, and stars in much greater detail.Beginners should choose simple ...

A researcher at the Museum of Natural Sciences is using volunteer scientists to probe the universe for a mysterious type of black hole.