How do stars work? Could there be life off-world ... our best shot is looking into the deep sky through telescopes. Here's how they work—and how it's not always just about optics.

Here are the best telescopes for looking into deep space — gaze far into the night sky and observe bright stars in Orion and Taurus. The best telescopes for deep space are more specialized than ...

Even small asteroids can do a lot of damage—and new research shows the James Webb Space Telescope is adept at spotting the tiniest of space rocks.

Explore these orbiting pioneers and learn what they've discovered. 3 min read The Hubble Space Telescope was designed to free astronomers of a limitation that has plagued them since the days of ...