The observation could help astronomers better understand the evolution of these collapsed stellar cores
Targets pinpointed for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
After much consideration, the next-generation instrument will observe 13 targets in its first five months of scientific observations
NASA delivers detectors for upcoming dark energy space telescope
Three detector systems for the Euclid mission, led by the European Space Agency, have been delivered to Europe for the spacecraft’s near-infrared instrument
Astronomers detect echoes from black holes munching on stars
This is the first time we have clearly seen the infrared light echoes from multiple tidal disruption events
Here’s how you would have seen Pluto from on board New Horizons
If you were inside the spacecraft, and you are able to see in the infrared, this is what you would have seen
Rare ‘rejuvenated’ planet may exist around dead star, suggests NASA telescope
An alien world that looks billions of years younger than its actual age may have been found