The project has exceeded all of its technical goals after two years, setting up the foundations of high-speed communications for NASA’s future human missions to Mars.

In this infrared photograph, the Optical Communications Telescope Laboratory at JPL's Table Mountain Facility near Wrightwood ...

TRAPPIST-1, a planetary system 40 light years from Earth, could host a planet with an atmosphere and liquid water, but astronomers can’t be certain just yet.

The RT-70 radio telescope in Crimea was once used to support missions to Venus and transmit messages to potential alien life ...

An exoplanet orbiting a dwarf star 124 light-years from Earth made headlines around the world in April 2025. Researchers at ...

Today, I must share with you the latest groundbreaking discovery by the Webb Telescope! It has recently observed 111 ...

“These microbes, if we found them, would be anaerobic,” Schwieterman explains in the release, meaning the microscopic organisms don’t require oxygen to grow. “They’d be adapted to a very different ...

The College of Natural Sciences welcomed more than a dozen new tenured and tenure-track faculty members in 2025.

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Astronomy isn’t just about distant stars; it’s also about the human effort here on Earth that makes it possible to extend our ...

The telescope I got was a $300 tabletop device, and while it's great for seeing the craters on the moon or even Saturn's faint rings with your own eyes, taking a photo using it is less than ideal.

Explore India’s best stargazing spots from the Rann of Kutch to the Spiti Valley. Clear skies make astro-tourism a magical escape for first-time explorers.