It is 20 years ago this year that Europe, in collaboration with the United States, launched the first infrared observatory into space. Its infrared powers revealed a secret universe that, to this day, ...

Data from NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was used to create a water distribution map of the ...

The Universe is full of radiation of all types but most of this does not reach us here on Earth because our atmosphere blocks out many wavelengths of radiation, but lets others through. Fortunately ...

In this James Webb telescope image, the gigantic molecular cloud near our galaxy's center appears as a canvas of pink and ...

Composite image of dwarf galaxy Markarian 71, 11 million light years from Earth. Optical and infrared observations of Mrk71 resolve a question about two methods used to measure the composition of ...

The telescope 'time machine' will deliver 13.5 billion years of cosmic history. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The newest deep ...

Lunar exploration is undergoing a renaissance. Dozens of missions, organized by multiple space agencies — and increasingly by commercial companies — are set to visit the Moon by the end of this decade ...

Physicists and engineers at CU Boulder envision infrared astronomy telescopes that may one day span the entire globe—syncing up observations from instruments spread across the continents, or even ...

SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) was an airborne observatory, utilizing a 2.5-meter telescope aboard a modified Boeing 747SP, designed to conduct infrared astronomical ...

"Astronomers have been studying the heavens for thousands of years, but until recently much of the cosmos has been invisible to the human eye. Launched in 2003, the Spitzer Space Telescope has brought ...

"This is the observatory's full field of view, a rectangular area about 20 times wider than the full moon." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

When you look at the night sky, do you ever wonder what's going on out there? On a clear night with a dark sky, if moonlight doesn't wash it out, sometimes you can see the arc of the Milky Way. The ...