Fluffy strands of cosmic gas and dust illuminated by bright young stars form a beautiful cloudscape in a neighboring nebula.

On May 20, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope sent its first image to Earth. This photo turned out to be 50% sharper than ...

Arp 282: This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope feels incredibly three-dimensional for a piece of deep-space ...

Hubble Space Telescope can "only see the universe in shades of grey," according to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Learn how the imagery is processed into amazing color views of the cosmos. Credit ...

NASA has captured breathtaking images of seven rare and stunning interacting galaxies, showcasing cosmic collisions, ...

Since Hubble’s launch, astronomers have discovered over 1 trillion galaxies, but Andromeda stands out as the closest and most ...

Though Artemis was conceived in President Donald Trump’s first term, he has openly mused about bypassing the Moon and heading ...

SOFIA captures the magnetic field lines shaping the Keyhole Nebula, revealing hidden forces at play in the Carina Nebula.

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...

How prepared are we to deflect an asteroid heading towards Earth? This question is answered by two studies just published in ...

we present one of astronomy's most iconic images: The Pillars of Creation, located in the Eagle Nebula. This image was captured in 1995 by the the Hubble Space Telescope. The pillars are each a ...

While the events observed around Sgr A* are dramatic, this black hole is not as active as some at the center of other ...