SPHEREx is slated to launch Feb. 27 on a SpaceX rocket. It is meant to map the entire night sky in infrared — something even the JWST can't exactly do.

Shaped like a megaphone, the upcoming mission will map the entire sky in infrared light to answer big questions about the ...

"The operations work at STScI, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, and other NASA contractors is funded by the operational ...

The Priority Mail 'Spiral Galaxy' and Priority Mail Express 'Star Cluster' stamps are now available in panes of four at post ...

NASA's SPHEREx observatory undergoes testing at BAE Systems in Boulder, Colorado, in August 2024. Launching no earlier than Feb. 27 ...

Astronomers warn that proposed changes to the space observatory's operational budget could decrease the amount of ...

The U.S. Postal Service has issued a new set of stamps celebrating the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful space ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has revolutionized astronomy in just three years. A new project celebrates its impact on the ...

The magnificent Andromeda galaxy (Messier 31), stands out as the most important nearby stellar island to our Milky Way, and ...

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features Arp 72, a very selective galaxy group that only includes two ...

The full image includes some 2.5 billion pixels compiled from observations spanning more than 1,000 orbits around Earth ...

The journey of astronomical telescopes began in the early 17th century when Galileo Galilei crafted his first refracting ...