As the agency's SPHEREx space telescope and PUNCH solar mission rode toward their ... orbit — a polar orbit that's "sun-synchronous," which means the spacecraft's position relative to the sun remains ...

Zulu is from the phonetic alphabet for the letter Z, which has been the designation for zero, or zero offset from ... sun), so should be in an even better position to see than a couple of weeks ...

This greatly improved knowledge of its position in 2029 provides more certainty ... recorded using radio antennas at the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia and the Deep Space Network’s ...

The duo launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 11:10 p.m. EST (0310 March 12 GMT). There was a glimmer in the air tonight at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, and it wasn't only because ...

and the simple SkyAlign system that calibrates your position with just three celestial bodies found. And, if you’re a Celestron fan (it is one of the premier telescope brands), It is designed to ...

Questions that have long eluded astronomers could finally be answered with the launch of an advanced space telescope NASA has spent years developing. Once in orbit, the instrument known as SPHEREx ...

The best telescopes allow you to observe the night sky in more detail. The best telescopes unlock the wonders of the night sky right from your backyard and beyond. Bring the Moon and planets into ...

What are you, SIMP 0136? Astronomers used the powerful James Webb Space Telescope to peer into this object flying by itself through our Milky Way galaxy. It's rapidly spinning, and at some 13 ...

As the hunt for dark matter, the universe's most common yet most mysterious "stuff," continues, scientists are understandably eager to get the most powerful space telescope in on the action.

New research from University of Utah engineering professor Rajesh Menon and colleagues at the Price College of Engineering offers a promising solution applicable to telescopes and astrophotography ...