The universe, from X-ray to infrared.
Follow Webb, Hubble, Chandra and Roman with live mission data, the newest images from every observatory and clear explainers. On the web, and in the Space Telescope app.
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Newest images across every mission
Fresh imagery from observatories, planetary missions and human spaceflight, gathered into one chronological archive.
Picture of the Day · Latest image
Webb's View of M64
Mars rovers · Latest image
Perseverance · MCZ_RIGHT
James Webb · Latest image
IC 348 (NIRCam Image)
Roman · Latest image
Roman Mission Dress Rehearsal, Hangar X and AE
Chandra · Latest image
M101 - A spiral galaxy where members of an unusual class of objects were found.
Hubble · Latest image
Trans-Neptunian Object Illustration
Core observatories
Four observatories. One evolving story.
Move across the spectrum, from Webb’s infrared vision to Chandra’s X-ray sky, and see how each observatory changes the picture.
Infrared observatory
James Webb
Peer through cosmic dust and into the universe’s first eras.
Observing at L2
UV · Visible · Near-IR
Hubble
Three decades of deep fields, stellar nurseries and changing worlds.
Low Earth orbit
Wide-field infrared
Roman
A panoramic observatory built to map dark energy and find exoplanets.
En route to L2
X-ray observatory
Chandra
See black holes, supernova remnants and the hottest cosmic structures.
High-energy universe
Explore Space
The universe, made useful tonight.
Live positions, daily imagery and practical sky tools translated into clear context.
NASA
Live mission
Where is Webb now?
Follow its distance, constellation and motion around L2.
NASA · Bill Ingalls
Tonight
Meteor shower forecast
Realistic visibility, best time and direction for your sky.
NASA · ESA · CSA · STScI
Catalog
Worlds beyond the Sun
Explore confirmed exoplanets and the observatories studying them.
NASA · ESA · CSA · STScI
Daily image
One remarkable view
A new astronomy image with the science behind it every day.
Space Telescope
Knowledge base
Questions, clearly answered
Understand missions, instruments, images and the science behind them.
Space Telescope
Download collection
The universe on your screen
Browse space wallpapers for phones and displays, including high-resolution originals.
Space Telescope Mission Guide
Forty observatories. One universe in your pocket.
Follow Webb, Hubble, Chandra, Roman, Artemis and the ISS. Explore full-resolution imagery, mission data, launches and a new view of the sky every day.
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