Space Exploration

NASA’s next highly-anticipated observatory passes important instrument review

NASA’s WFIRST mission will succeed the Spitzer Space Telescope as the organisation’s infrared eye in the sky

Most distant black hole has been discovered

The supermassive object was observed just 680 million years after the Big Bang

Most common ‘outer planets’ probably like Neptune

The study provides the first indication of the types of planets waiting to be found far from a host star

Hubble spots galaxy 13.4 billion years in the past

Astronomers have shattered the cosmic distance record by measuring the farthest galaxy ever seen in the universe

NASA begins work on space telescope 100-times more powerful than Hubble

After years of preparatory studies, the space agency is formally starting an astrophysics mission designed to help unlock the secrets of the universe

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