Astronomy

Astronomers and the public alike are delighting in the glittering depths of the universe revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope

Deep-field images of “empty” regions of the sky from JWST and other space telescopes are revealing more of the universe than we ever thought possible

Starting in 2023, control of the summit will shift from the University of Hawaii to an 11-member oversight authority that includes Native Hawaiian voices

Breathtaking pictures that include the deepest-ever infrared view of ancient galaxies offer a preview of the spectacular science in store for the most powerful space observatory in history

Decades of work, $10 billion in spending and nearly 14 billion years of cosmic history have brought us to this moment: the first science from the largest and most powerful observatory ever built.

A new galaxy-packed picture from the James Webb Space Telescope offers a chance to rekindle our wonder about the universe

Jane Rigby, Webb’s operations project scientist, discusses how NASA plans to wring as much science as possible from the $10-billion observatory

The latest data release from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission is sparking a frenzy of exciting new astrophysics research

Images from Japan’s Himawari-8 spacecraft shed light on the red supergiant star’s remarkable fading

Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American

The impact has slightly degraded one of the observatory’s mirror segments, but NASA says the telescope has sustained no significant damage

Space agency officials promise to deliver geology results from worlds dozens of light-years away