The NSF NOIRLab-operated Gemini North telescope captured stunning imagery of galaxies UGC 12914 and UGC 12915, aka 'Taffy Galaxies.' Their 'twisted appearance is the result of a head-on collision' ...

In a significant breakthrough, researchers have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to rectify the optical imperfections of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). This innovation has ...

This is the first time the novel imaging technique has been applied to telescopes. For the first time, astronomers have ...

Sydney scientists fixed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope without ever leaving Earth. Using AI-powered software called AMIGO, ...

While scouring images from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers spotted Capotauro, "one of the most puzzling ...

Scientists imaged the heart of the OJ 287 galaxy, uncovering a curved plasma jet around what appears to be two merging supermassive black holes. The structure reveals unimaginable energy levels and ...

According to a new Physical Review Letters study, black holes could help solve the dark matter mystery. The shadowy regions in black hole images captured by the Event Horizon Telescope can act as ...

Looking to get into skywatching, but aren't sure which telescope to buy? Celestron's Astromaster 130EQ Newtonian reflector telescope is a solid foothold for would-be astronomers. Ideal for surveying ...

NASA's powerful James Webb Space telescope has revealed a colorful spread of stars and cosmic dust in the Milky Way's most active star-forming region. The telescope was studying Sagittarius B2, a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Jean Mueller became Palomar Observatory’s first female telescope operator in 1985, breaking decades-old gender ...

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Comet 3I/ATLAS is just the third observed interstellar object ever witnessed in Earth's solar system. The Gemini South telescope in Chile is the latest observatory to get a glimpse of the object as it ...