The Hubble Space Telescope is healthy but is being pulled down toward Earth by atmospheric drag. NASA is considering options to extend the iconic telescope's work.

By Steve Gorman Nov 3 (Reuters) - An aging NASA satellite telescope that a robotic spacecraft was sent to retrieve on a failed rescue mission this summer was headed for a fiery re-entry into Earth's atmosphere on Wednesday,

Launched in 2004 for a two-year mission, NASA's Swift Observatory operated for nearly 22 years. Its legacy includes over 2,000 gamma-ray bursts, 1,400 supernovae and a 12 TB scientific archive.

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected changing water clouds on a world called WISE 0855 just 7.5 light-years from the sun.

NASA’s groundbreaking Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which stared at the cosmos for more than two decades, is expected to crash down to Earth this week. The U.S. Space Force estimates the beloved space telescope will re-enter the planet’s atmosphere around November 4,

Springfield Public Library cardholders can soon check out a telescope to explore the night sky for free.

A batch of newly released images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope show in remarkable detail 19 spiral galaxies residing relatively near our Milky Way, offering new clues on star formation as well as galactic structure and evolution.

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have observed a galaxy with a ring of newborn stars as it appeared 2.1 billion years after the Big Bang — hinting that the early universe may have been more chaotic than once thought.