The historic Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has had a rough year after a partial collapse in August. Two additional collapses have now occurred, and the telescope is slated for destruction soon. The >>
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This ‘liquid’ Moon telescope might actually be worth it
A group of astronomers has been studying a 2008 proposal to build a telescope on the Moon. The telescope would be capable of peering back to the origins of the universe and could >>
NASA celebrates Spitzer Space Telescope’s 16th birthday with 16 jaw-dropping images
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has proven to be one of the most powerful tools in the agency’s arsenal for over a decade and a half, giving us gorgeous views of distant objects using >>
Hubble spies distant galaxy in full bloom
Spring may already be in our rear-view mirror but NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is still in the mood for things that bloom. In a new post, NASA showcases a recent snapshot of a >>
We may be just days away from seeing a black hole for the first time ever
For how much astronomers know about black holes — it’s a lot, trust me — it’s a bit of a shock that mankind has never actually seen one. Everything science knows about black >>
This is the Kepler space telescope’s last image after nearly a decade of work
It’s now been a few months since the Kepler space telescope bit the dust, but the work it did will still have an impact for a long time to come. In a new >>
The exoplanet-hunting Kepler space telescope is now dead
If you’ve read anything about newly discovered exoplanets over the past decade there’s a really good chance the discovery was made by the Kepler space telescope. Originally launched back in early 2009, the >>
Now there’s something wrong with NASA’s Chandra spacecraft, too
It’s been something of a rough week for NASA. First, news broke that the legendary Hubble space telescope has been forced to enter a safe mode in order to diagnose an issue with >>
