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

NASA’s WFIRST mission will succeed the Spitzer Space Telescope as the organisation’s infrared eye in the sky
The supermassive object was observed just 680 million years after the Big Bang
The study provides the first indication of the types of planets waiting to be found far from a host star
Astronomers have shattered the cosmic distance record by measuring the farthest galaxy ever seen in the universe
After years of preparatory studies, the space agency is formally starting an astrophysics mission designed to help unlock the secrets of the universe