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[ad_1] A breathtaking view of the fiery heart of the Milky Way where hides a super-massive black hole amid weird filamentous structures. Image: South African Radio Astronomy Observatory The newly inaugurated MeerKAT …

[ad_1] Using two of the most powerful space telescopes in the world, researchers made the most accurate measurements of the rate of expansion of the Universe. The results are significant and support …

[ad_1] The Kepler Space Telescope had a relatively brief but remarkable service career with NASA. Launched in 2009, the space telescope has spent the last nine years observing distant stars in search …

[ad_1] Using infrared wavelengths, the HAWK-I infrared imager mounted on ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile was able to capture this image of the RCW 38 star cluster. RCW 38 is …

[ad_1] When NASA finally sends its James Webb space telescope, a mega-mighty, it will be the end of a long and troubled road, but it will also be the beginning of an …

[ad_1] About the Young Exoplanet According to a recent study published in a journal Astronomy a young exoplanet that is expected to be about 6 million years old was discovered by a …

[ad_1] Artist concept of the Kepler Observatory. Credit: NASA Almost a decade after the launch of Cape Canaveral for a planet quest that identified 2,650 new worlds beyond our solar system, NASA's …

[ad_1] by MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer This undated artist concept provided by NASA shows the Kepler spacecraft. NASA's Kepler Space Telescope is running out of fuel and has been forced to …

[ad_1] NASA placed the Kepler Space Telescope in hibernate mode after the mission team was informed that the spacecraft fuel was running very low. Kepler should wake up in August for the …

[ad_1] Illustration by NASA's Kepler Space Telescope artist, who has discovered about 70% of all known exoplanets to date. Source: NASA NASA's iconic space telescope, Kepler, which has discovered 70% of the …