Hubble’s latest view of N159 captures newborn stars igniting, glowing, and blasting bubbles into a vast cosmic nursery.

NASA's statement calls NGC 2336 "the quintessential galaxy." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Imagine a galaxy and what comes to ...

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 ...

NASA is gearing up for another mission to the moon in November 2024, and at the heart of this epic journey is an engine with a remarkable history. NASA's Artemis 2 mission, set to send four astronauts ...

In 1974, the project’s Science Working Group recommended that the telescope be required to resolve details at least one-tenth ...

The engine once powered a servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. Next, it will power a crewed mission around the moon. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

After 35 years, the Hubble Space Telescope is still churning out hits. In just the last year or so, scientists have used the school bus–sized observatory to confirm the first lone black hole, reveal ...

It’s not often that telescopes suspended in space have landmark birthdays like this one. Launched on April 24, 1990, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has orbited at about 320 miles above Earth’s surface, ...

Trouble with one of the Hubble Space Telescope's three remaining gyroscopes, critical for aiming and locking onto targets, has prompted mission managers to switch to a backup control mode that will ...

With the upcoming launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, the Hubble era is gradually drawing to a close. Here are some highlights from the countless wonders Hubble has shown us during its 31 years ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been loaded onto the Ariane 5 rocket that will carry it into space, where it will make historic observations of the Universe. On Tuesday, NASA reported that ...

NASA released a new photograph of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 last week which depicts a cluster of galaxies in space invisible to the human eye. The image was captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, ...