This is probably one of the least surprising announcements to come out of the coronavirus pandemic. During a virtual meeting…
Thanks to the success of the Kepler mission, we know that there are multitudes of exoplanets of a type called…
We're inching closer and closer to the James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) launch date of March 30th, 2021, (or maybe…
A new study shows how the presence of a cloud layer could make it harder for the James Webb Space…
Rigorous testing is at the heart of any successful space mission. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will be a…
If NASA sends a Starshade into space, it will need to perform some very accurate formation flying with the space…
Welcome to the 575th Carnival of Space! The Carnival is a community of space science and astronomy writers and bloggers,…
When the James Webb Space Telescope is deployed, it will study and characterize the atmospheres of gas giants, with the…
The Kepler mission has been put into hibernation prior to downloading data from its 18th campaign and commencing its last.
Looking to the next-generation of telescopes, a pair of astrophysicists propose using swarm robots to conduct observations instead of relying…