When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, G. Gozaliasl, A. Koekemoer, M. Franco Quick facts What it is: Eight “Einstein rings,” officially known as gravitational lenses Where it is: The deep sky When it was shared: Sept. 30, 2025 As telescopes peer into the universe, …
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues to deliver awe-inspiring views of the cosmos and the art world has taken notice. Digital artist Ashley Zelinskie took that inspiration to the next level with the first of a three part exhibit in 2022, called “Unfolding the Universe: First Light” at Onassis ONX Studio in New York City.The exhibit highlighted NASA’s contributions …
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Quick facts What it is: Eight “Einstein rings,” officially known as gravitational lenses Where it is: The deep sky When it was shared: Sept. 30, 2025 As telescopes peer into the universe, they sometimes see quirks of nature that magnify faraway objects. These eight galaxies recently imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) appear stretched, warped or even bent …
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The best smart telescopes make viewing the night sky super easy and, if you’ve ever wished for a compact telescope you could fit in your backpack without sacrificing skywatching power, the DWARF 3 might be the one for you. But don’t let its small size fool you — it’s packed with AI-powered tracking, dual cameras and fully automated astrophotography features …
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Scientists have gotten a never-before-seen look at an area around a large exoplanet 625 light-years away where moons like the one orbiting Earth could potentially form. Using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a team of researchers were able to study the chemistry surrounding a world called CT Cha b. Though no moons have yet been detected in this particular …
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Scientists armed with the immense observing power of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have detected faint traces of fluorescent flatulence leaking out from the dwarf planet Makemake, which lurks in the outer reaches of the solar system. This is only the second time that a gas has been detected on an object this far from Earth, and hints that …
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The James Webb Space Telescope has, for the first time, measured the carbon-rich concoction that forms a moon-forming disk of gas and dust around a newly formed planetary body. It is hoped the instrument’s findings will help us understand how moons in our solar system, particularly those of the giant planets, came to be. With the medium-resolution spectrograph on its …
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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope of galaxy NGC 2775. | Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, F. Belfiore, J. Lee and the PHANGS-HST Team Astronomers have long sorted galaxies into types based on their visible structure. Spiral galaxies, like our Milky Way, …
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French smart telescope company Vaonis has announced the Vespera II X_Edition, a new limited edition version of its standard Vespera II smart telescope. The X_Edition promises to embody the mechanical and optical precision for which the Vespera series is known. The biggest difference between the standard Vaonis Vespera II, which remains on sale, and the new X_Edition is its design. …
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A new algorithm capable of transforming ground-based telescope images by removing the blurring effect of the atmosphere to produce as perfect an image as possible has successfully completed tests on the eight-meter Subaru Telescope on Hawaii’s Mauna Kea. The next step is to apply it to images from the Vera C Rubin Observatory when it begins science operations later this …
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