The space-based telescope would be similar in size to the James Webb Space Telescope but with a 20-by-1-meter elongated mirror.

Finding another Earth is the holy grail of modern astronomy. NASA’s upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is ...

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

Finding another Earth is the holy grail of modern astronomy. NASA's upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is ...

TRAPPIST-1e shows no signs of its first atmosphere, but hints of a secondary one remain. Liquid water could still be possible ...

A new rectangular telescope design could finally spot Earth-like planets around nearby stars, bringing the search for alien ...

One of the boldest dreams in modern astronomy is the search for Earth-like worlds beyond our solar system. These exoplanets may hold oceans, rocky ground, and even atmospheres rich in oxygen or ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has unveiled an extraordinary cosmic atlas that maps nearly 13 billion years of our universe's ...

"We show that this design can, in principle, find half of all existing Earth-like planets orbiting sun-like stars within 30 light-years in less than three years." ...

A stunning announcement has come from deep within the cosmos — the James Webb Space Telescope has successfully captured ...

"It's an elegant answer, really, because we thought it was a tiny galaxy full of many separate cold stars, but it's actually, ...

Methane gas may signal an atmosphere or geological activity on a distant dwarf planet located at the outer edge of the Solar System. A research team led by the Southwest Research Institute has ...