How do I make a telescope? Did you know you can build your own telescope? All you need are two lenses and a few common household items. Depending on your crafting experience, you can complete this fun ...

Explore how the James Webb Telescope lets us see back in time, revealing the wonders of the universe through advanced 3D ...

Astronomers have produced the first-ever three-dimensional map of a planet outside our solar system — WASP-18b — marking a ...

When we were kids, it was a rite of passage to read the newly arrived Edmund catalog and dream of building our own telescope. One of our friends lived near a University, and they even had a summer ...

While missions like the Hubble Space Telescope or the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope look in detail at particular targets — whether those are nebulae, stars, or whole galaxies — other missions ...

A distant gas giant the size of 10 Jupiters is now the first planet outside Earth's solar system to be mapped in three ...

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to create the first-ever 3D map of an exoplanet, WASP-18b. The planet's extreme heat is believed to disintegrate water.

Researchers have developed a new way to use femtosecond laser pulses to fabricate the high-precision ultrathin mirrors required for high-performance x-ray telescopes. The technique could help improve ...

As you’ve been following WorldWide Telescope, I wanted to let you know that Microsoft Research has made a number of new features available today. These new features bring an even richer visualization ...

What just happened? NASA's latest observatory is preparing for a two-year mission to create a 3D map of the entire celestial sky. SPHEREx, which is short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the ...

The Pillars of Creation garnered fame for its glorious appearance almost 30 years ago. Now, NASA and its collaborators are revisiting the enchanting cosmic object with a new, 3D video. Soar by the ...