Telescope

The new 8.5-foot telescope is set to launch this Tuesday by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory with a clear objective: to explore the origins of the universe.

NASA is facing a tight budget and wants to wrap up the Chandra X-ray Observatory, but astronomers don't want to see the 25-year-old X-ray space telescope mission go.

Astronomers and amateur sky watchers have a good chance to see a comet in the sky over San Antonio for the next few weeks. NASA says if you miss it,…