After docking with the telescope, the Polaris mission could attach a box full of new hardware to the outside. “We would then do some magic to wire it into the existing system, and this would in ...

An image of the star Polaris as captured by the CHARA Array, located in California's San Gabriel Mountains. Credit: CHARA Array / Georgia State University Some 430 light-years from Earth lies our ...

High-resolution images show large spots on the surface of Polaris. Researchers using Georgia State University's Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA) Array have identified new details ...

HAWTHORNE, Calif. — Three years ago, billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman made history when he led the first all-private astronaut mission to orbit. Now he’s spending more of his fortune on another ...

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In our solar system, scattered across one of Earth's verdant mountains, six eggshell-white telescopes gaze into the deep universe. As one cohesive hive, the domed structures collect cosmic light to ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Monday said there is a need for a new visible spectrum space telescope to replace or assist the Hubble space telescope. What Happened: “Hubble is cool, but there needs to be a ...

“Hubble’s exceptional pointing capabilities combined with the wonderful performance of its instruments allow scientists to see the universe in finer detail than ever before,” said Michael Moore, ...

For over three decades, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured stunning images of distant galaxies and stars, allowing astronomers to probe the evolution of the universe and its most mysterious ...

ATLANTA — Researchers using Georgia State University’s Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA) Array have identified new details about the size and appearance of the North Star, also ...