"We were surprised by the streams of light that were visible near the center of the galaxies, as nothing similar has been ...

With its origins tracing back to the 1970s, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched aboard the space shuttle Discovery on ...

the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope. The venerable old space telescope was launched on April 24, 1990, so now is the perfect time to celebrate this beloved instrument and the ...

Nota / P. Massey / E. Sabbi / C. Murray / M. Zamani A new snapshot of a busy star cluster from the Hubble Space Telescope proves the legendary observatory's still got it, even in the golden age of ...

A century ago, Edwin Hubble revolutionized our understanding of the universe by proving that the Milky Way is just one of ...

Newly-processed image of Small Magellanic Cloud star cluster shows that this old space telescope can still impress with its pictures ...

The SMC is close to the bigger Large Magellanic Cloud and is best seen from November to January — unless you're the Hubble Space Telescope, which recently zoomed in on the SMC to reveal its ...

On April 24, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope flew aboard space shuttle Discovery, which makes this year the 35th anniversary of this incredible instrument. It is not hyperbole to say that this ...

On April 24, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched onboard Space Shuttle Discovery, and the next day was deployed in space. It was the first astronomical observatory placed in orbit around ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a spiral galaxy, NGC 4900, and a nearby star in the constellation Virgo. Despite appearing close, the star is 7,109 light-years away, while the ...