IIT Bombay leads 'Daksha', a mission for advanced space telescopes. These telescopes will study gravitational waves and the ...

IIT Bombay’s Daksha mission is being seen as a big step in India’s space journey. With some of the most powerful telescopes under development, the project could place the country at the front of deep ...

The smallest magnetic loops ever seen in the sun's corona — imaged for the first time by the National Science Foundation's ...

On December 25, 2021, the largest and most powerful space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, was launched into space ...

The first release from the James Webb Telescope was expected to change astronomy forever but the images sparked debate and ...

The powerful NSF Inouye Solar Telescope has just delivered absolutely mind-blowing observations of its first X-class solar flare. On 8 August 2024, the telescope managed to capture one of the most ...

In this latest instalment of Future Chronicles, an imagined history of future inventions, Rowan Hooper explores the advances ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have investigated a "failed star," or brown dwarf, nicknamed "The ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Thousands of newborn stars sparkle and dazzle in the latest snapshot by NASA’s Webb Space Telescope. Released recently, the picture provides a breathtaking view of a nearby star ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered mysterious “little red dots” that may not be galaxies at all, but a whole new type of object: black hole stars. These fiery spheres, ...

TRAPPIST-1e shows no signs of its first atmosphere, but hints of a secondary one remain. Liquid water could still be possible ...