CHORD is also designed to be a prolific detector of transient signals that are fleeting but can be equally revealing. They ...

Dark matter is a mysterious substance that glues galaxies together. This map from the James Webb Space Telescope could help ...

The idea sounds simple enough when reduced to its basics. Put reflective surfaces in orbit and redirect sunlight back to Earth after sunset. A Califor.

A California startup wants to use giant orbiting mirrors to reflect sunlight onto Earth after dark. The first test satellite ...

The Square Kilometer Array will have its first light next year, and the Extremely Large Telescope will be completed and ...

NASA has revealed the sharpest ever look at the edge of a black hole, and it could solve a decades–old galactic mystery.

China’s Xuntian space telescope completed a full performance simulation, confirming operational readiness for its planned ...

Mock observations test the performance of the Chinese Space Station Telescope as the 2-meter-class observatory moves closer ...

The night sky could soon lose some of its natural darkness if a controversial space project moves forward. Reflect Orbital, a ...

A company called Reflect Orbital wants to illuminate the Earth after sunset with orbital sky mirrors, raising alarm bells.

California firm Reflect Orbital plans 4,000 reflectors to beam light over cities and power sites, alarming astronomers and dark-sky advocates.

The James Webb Space Telescope captured infrared light from a black hole and gave scientists unprecedented insights into the ...