KOUROU, French Guiana - The James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble’s bigger, more powerful successor, is scheduled for liftoff on Christmas morning from the coast of South America. It will be the largest ...

Thirty-five years ago today a revolutionary new era of astronomy began when the Hubble Space Telescope, tucked onboard the space shuttle Discovery, blasted off Earth into history. The next day a ...

Launched on April 24, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a joint initiative of NASA and the European Space Agency, operating for 35 years. During its operational lifetime, HST has conducted ...

The Hubble Space Telescope is one of the most famous scientific instruments that has ever existed. It’s given the world an unfathomable amount of data and allowed for never-before-imagined exploration ...

An expert in space and environmental durability of spacecraft materials, de Groh remembers a fleeting mood of disappointment, quickly followed by marching orders from NASA to help find solutions for ...

(WSVN) - NASA held a cosmic celebration for the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope’s launch. The 24,000-pound observatory went into low Earth orbit on April 24, 1990. To mark the occasion, ...

A little-known chapter of the Hubble Space Telescope’s history is a reminder of the risks of looking at the sun If you’ve ever done any public outreach work for astronomy—if you’ve given open lectures ...

Edwin Hubble redefined the universe and Brazil declared a republic, amid other landmark events shaping history and science ...

Without question, the Hubble Space Telescope is a marvel of technology. NASA and the scientific community recently celebrated the Hubble’s 35th anniversary, as well they should, considering the ...

Space exploration has changed how we look at the universe, but it's costly, and some of the most iconic NASA missions are also among the most expensive.