NASA installs two solar shields on the Roman telescope at Goddard: they will protect the instruments from heat and light.

The finding, based on data from the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii, marks the first direct evidence of tiny ...

The James Webb Space Telescope was built with a flaw, and because it's a million miles away, we can't repair it, but we can ...

The Sun, an ever-burning ball of gas at the center of our solar system, has always fascinated people. But now, scientists are seeing it like never before. Thanks to the most powerful solar telescope ...

The most powerful solar telescope in the world has recorded a major milestone atop an active volcano in Hawaii, capturing a detailed image of a cluster of sunspots with the telescope’s new Visible ...

There’s a different way to take advantage of the nice weather this weekend: by going to the observatory. The Sunriver ...

The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) celebrates 20 years of observing the sky. SALT is the largest optical telescope ...

Having made its closest approach to the sun on Wednesday October 29, comet 3I/ATLAS will soon be visible from Earth ...

Katelyn Eaman can appreciate the power of the sun better than most. The geology graduate student researches how Mars’ now-barren landscape was carved and transformed by ancient waterways. That water ...