A new planet discovered? The Hubble Space Telescope has detected an exciting new exoplanet, adding to the growing list of ...
Located 2.5 million light-years away, the majestic Andromeda galaxy appears to the naked eye as a faint, spindle-shaped ...
See the iconic Pillars of Creation in this 3D visualization created from James Webb and Hubble Space Telescope data. Credits Producer Greg Bacon (STScI), Frank Summers (STScI), NASA's Universe of ...
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured stunning images of black holes, revealing their energy and interactions with ...
Such a dramatic cut to a flagship space telescope still in its prime will be felt across the mission's entire operations, ...
The sunshade consists of two flexible layers of reinforced thermal blankets, differing from the rigid light shields used on ...
During its short two-year mission, the observatory will help better understand things about the formation of the universe.
In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...
The $488 million observatory is set to launch at the end of this month on a two-year mission to map the entire celestial sky.
Like its mythological namesake, the Phoenix Cluster burns with blisteringly hot gas, which cools to birth stars. The James ...
Located 2.5 million light-years away, the majestic Andromeda galaxy appears to the naked eye as a faint, spindle-shaped object roughly the angular size of the full moon. What backyard observers don't ...