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The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a star and a spiral galaxy, both in the constellation Virgo. But the photo is an optical illusion.

Astronomers pointed the powerful James Webb Space Telescope at planetary nebula NGC 1514, where a star is shedding copious amounts of gas into the universe as it gradually exhausts its fuel and ...

Comet SWAN25F was discovered using photos from the European Space Agency's SOHO spacecraft and can currently be spied using ...

Dubbed "Planet Nine," this hypothetical celestial body is believed to influence the orbits of distant, small objects beyond ...

A powerful new observatory is the best hope yet for finding the elusive Planet 9, a large planet that some scientists say is ...

Vaonis' Hestia combines a telescope and camera into an all-in-one package that will turbocharge your phone for astroimaging.

Curious about what planets look like through a telescope? This guide breaks down what you’ll see based on your telescope’s size, setup, and observing conditions. Plus tips for clearer planetary views.

Astronomers have reached deeper into the heart of a brilliant cosmic engine than ever before, using NASA’s Hubble Space ...

To do this, it measured the precise positions and motions of 1.46 billion objects in space ... a radio astronomer and Gaia ...

Get a huge discount on the Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 80AZ telescope in time for the upcoming Lyrid meteor shower, full ...

Catch two transits of Io, spot sparkling star clusters, and view Mars at aphelion while the April Full Moon lights the sky ...