The James Webb Telescope focuses on infrared observations, which is like watching an "infrared special effects version" of a movie that reveals many things previously unseen. Why choose the infrared ...

Astronomers have long thought the universe should look generally the same in every direction, but an anomaly in the radiation ...

The James Webb Space Telescope does not observe things like a regular camera that we would have on our cell phones. Instead, ...

"Astronomers have been studying the heavens for thousands of years, but until recently much of the cosmos has been invisible to the human eye. Launched in 2003, the Spitzer Space Telescope has brought ...

Periodically, the European Space Agency (ESA) releases images that provide breathtaking views of the cosmos, courtesy of its ...

A new University of Cape Town (UCT) study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society journal has shed ...

New data from the James Webb Space Telescope may solve a riddle from the universe’s beginnings. A compact, distant object ...

Explore how a new study from UCT using cutting-edge technology reveals transformative insights into the connections between ...

Astronomers using JWST have captured the sharpest infrared view yet of the supermassive black hole jet in M87, offering new ...

The 1998 discovery that the universe is expanding at an accelerated rate raised new and profound questions about the nature and fate of the universe. Based on measurements of the speed of distant ...

The Webb Telescope Makes a Major Contribution, Discovering Clues About the Planet's Atmosphere ...

Dr. Giovanni Fazio, from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory discusses the Spitzer Space Telescope. Launched on 25 August 2003, the telescope is producing an exciting new view of the Universe ...