The most famous telescope in history has reached a major milestone — it's 35 years old. The Hubble Space Telescope launched on a grand scientific adventure to study the cosmos on April 24, 1990. NASA ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged a "200,000 light-year-long trail of newborn stars" that may have been left behind by a ...

The Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 36 years of incredible discoveries, stunning imagery, and a lasting impact on astronomy.

The Crab Nebula has been one of astronomy’s most scrutinized objects for nearly a millennium, yet Hubble’s first fresh look in almost a quarter century shows it is still capable of surprise. The new ...

The Hubble Space Telescope is orbiting nearly 300 miles over the Earth. It has transformed our views of the universe since ...

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A Hubble Space Telescope image of the core of quasar 3C 273. A coronagraph on Hubble blocks out the glare coming from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the quasar. This allows astronomers to ...

NASA and ESA have released new images from the Hubble Space Telescope of a comet breaking up as it exits the solar system, captured as part of study recently published in the journal Icarus. The ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

The constellation of Ursa Major (The Great Bear) is home to Messier 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy. Messier 101 is one of the biggest and brightest spiral galaxies in the night sky. Like the Milky Way, ...

The world's most famous telescope is celebrating in style with new views of Mars, nebulas and a galaxy that reminds us of home. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a ...