NASA is preparing to turn the center of our own galaxy into a precision test bed, using the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to build the most detailed infrared map of the Milky Way ever attempted.

NASA expects to soon launch a mission to create the most colorful 3D map of the entire sky yet. Known as SPHEREx, it will analyze every pixel to see what's there, what it's made of, and how far away ...

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March 11, 2025 will forever be remembered as the date when one of humanity's most capable space telescopes was launched. The hardware is called SPHEREx, and, among other things, it will be capable of ...

Astronomers produced the most complete map of the center of the Milky Way, which can provide insight into how stars and planets are formed.

Benita Albert brings us part two of the two-part series on the career of Bob Benjamin. His career interest in astronomy began soon after graduating from Oak Ridge High School. You will find it ...

This week in space we've got some beautiful maps of both the galaxy and NASA's next asteroid target, 16 Psyche. The James Webb Space Telescope is almost ready to science and there's a planetary ...