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Space Telescopes

A gold-foil-wrapped satellite with two long rectangular solar panels extending from either side sits at the center of the frame, angled slightly toward the viewer. Small dark instruments and antennas cluster on its upper surface, and the spacecraft is set against a dense, glowing orange-brown starfield with a patch of pink and red nebulosity in the upper left.
Robotic Spaceflight

NASA launches Swift Boost mission to rescue space telescope

Stars

The first commercial space telescope just achieved first light

Observing, Science, Space Exploration

NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope makes its debut

Galaxies, Robotic Spaceflight

Hubble spots a nearby galaxy that looks like it belongs in the early universe

Robotic Spaceflight

Why do stars look so pointy in James Webb Space Telescope images?

Robotic Spaceflight

Stunning James Webb Space Telescope images get X-ray boost from Chandra data

Robotic Spaceflight

Snapshot: A study in stellar objects

Exoplanets, Robotic Spaceflight

TESS: A behind-the-scenes look at NASA’s latest planet hunter

Exoplanets, Robotic Spaceflight, Science, Space Exploration

TESS needs your help finding new worlds

Exoplanets, Planets, Robotic Spaceflight

Astronomers are studying the atmospheres of faraway planets

Exoplanets, Planets, Robotic Spaceflight

LISTEN: Five planets resonate to a fascinating rhythm

Robotic Spaceflight

Project Stargazer: The history and future of balloon-based astronomy

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