JWST data hints that Trappist-1e may have an atmosphere. More transits will test if this world could support liquid water. Recent observations with NASA’s advanced JWST telescope have revealed a ...

The Chandra X-ray telescope and other observatories are being used to study stars that could potentially harbor habitable ...

TRAPPIST-1, a planetary system 40 light years from Earth, could host a planet with an atmosphere and liquid water, but astronomers can’t be certain just yet.

The moon is near new phase this week, and clearer skies and cooler overnight temperatures means that this is also an optimum ...

The telescope I got was a $300 tabletop device, and while it's great for seeing the craters on the moon or even Saturn's faint rings with your own eyes, taking a photo using it is less than ideal.

About 40 light-years away, orbiting a dim, cool red star called Trappist-1 are seven planets. One of them, scientists have ...

The world's greatest space telescopes have all been round. Now, a new rectangular design could turbocharge our search for ...

Some 500 visitors flocked to the National Planetarium here on Sunday night to see the total lunar eclipse, or "blood moon".

A penumbral eclipse occurs during the full moon, causing a subtle dimming as it is obscured by the Earth’s shadow. It requires a telescope pointed east to be properly observed. One visitor, Norazura ...

Approximately 500 visitors flocked to the National Planetarium as early as 9pm last night for its Observation Programme to witness the total lunar eclipse, or 'blood moon'.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Thousands of newborn stars sparkle and dazzle in the latest snapshot by NASA’s Webb Space ...