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 ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the planetary nebula Kohoutek 4-55. ESA/Hubble & NASA, K. Noll When a star comes to the end of its life and dies, it can be an epic and destructive ...

Behind the dusty clouds of the Cigar Galaxy lies a dazzling powerhouse of star formation, where stars are being born ten times faster than in the Milky Way. Astronomers using the Hubble Space ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has been in orbit around Earth for 35 years The most famous telescope in history has reached a major milestone — it's 35 years old. The Hubble Space Telescope launched on a ...

During its 35 years of orbiting the Earth, the Hubble Space Telescope has transmitted endless streams of magnificent images, confirmed the existence of "dark matter," and helped track a vagabond black ...

Exactly 35 years ago this week, the Hubble Space Telescope was released from the Space Shuttle Discovery cargo hatch. After a stuttering start, it became one of humankind’s most treasured inventions, ...

Scientists have identified a strange cosmic relic called Cloud-9 — a starless, gas-filled object dominated by dark matter.

Hubble’s latest image peers inside N159, a vast stellar nursery nearby, revealing how cold hydrogen clouds, newborn stars, and powerful stellar forces quietly shape one of our closest galaxies.