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Pandora’s launch marks a first for many of the scientists and engineers involved in the mission.Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight CenterOn the morning of 11 January,…

On April 24, 1990, humanity launched a scientific revolution.I mean “launched” literally: on that date the space shuttle Discovery roared into the sky with the Hubble…

January 6, 20264 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmThe First-Ever Private Space Telescope Could Launch before Decade’s EndBigger than Hubble and launching as soon as…

NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Joseph DePasquale, Alyssa PaganDay 25 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: Dusty Pillars. This is the James Webb Space Telescope’s mid-infrared…

December 24, 20251 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmDark Matter Telescope Captures a Sparkling Galaxy MergerThe Euclid Space Telescope is decking the halls with boughs…

NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScIDay 22 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: The Heart of a Tarantula. This image, made by the James Webb Space…

ESA / Hubble & NASA, M. Postman, P. KellyDay 21 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: Warped Space. This Hubble view of Galaxy Cluster Abell…

NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI, J. DePasqualeDay 20 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: The Cosmic Cliffs. The James Webb Space Telescope peered inside a…

NASA, ESA, I. Pasha, P. van DokkumDay 16 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: The Bullseye. This recent image of LEDA 1313424, nicknamed the Bullseye…

NASA, ESA, STScIDay 15 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: A Turbulent Lagoon. Back in 2018, to celebrate its 28th anniversary in space, scientists pointed…