The James Webb Space Telescope's look at the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex. The image showcase a "small star-forming region" ...

Learn how this works for the James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes, and what role the atmosphere plays in collecting light with this classroom friendly demonstration. STEM in 30 is a free educational ...

This telescope is a typical example of those used in the popular satellite tracking program called Operation Moonwatch. The design of this instrument is quite similar to telescopes sold by Edmund ...

The new gallery features dozens of artifacts, displayed below a dramatic starscape ceiling. Smithsonian Modern astronomy began with the invention of the telescope just over 400 years ago.

It was donated by Lockheed to the Smithsonian in 1987 and then restored to its original configuration. In 1996, the SDTV was upgraded to simulate the actual space telescope in orbit around the planet.

A new image from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration— which includes scientists from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA)— has uncovered strong and organized ...