Here's how an innovative flat lens could solve these problems for satellites and space-based telescopes. Understanding ...

Binoculars never get enough credit when it comes to stargazing. They don’t have as much light-gathering ability and ...

JWST could potentially detect the signature of methyl halide compounds, produced by microbial life in Earth's ocean, on ...

Binoculars never get enough credit when it comes to stargazing. They do not have as much light-gathering ability and ...

The world's largest telescope is almost as big as your house—and it’s unlocking the universe’s biggest mysteries.

Binoculars never get enough credit when it comes to stargazing. They don’t have as much light-gathering ability and ...

Though still only in the prototype stage, this flat lens could one day be used on space telescopes, and perhaps even on ...

"Light pollution from projects like INNA doesn't just hinder research, it steals our shared view of the universe." ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A European space telescope launched to explore the dark universe has released a trove of new data on distant galaxies.

Scientists are rethinking how to detect alien life by focusing on planets vastly different from Earth. Instead of searching ...

These gases — composed of carbon, hydrogen, and a halogen, like chlorine — are mostly made by bacteria, algae, fungi, and ...

Scientists have identified a promising new way to detect life on faraway planets, hinging on worlds that look nothing like ...