The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a belching protostar in its infancy. By studying the dust grains whirling around ...

When a boy named Elliott found an alien in the classic 1982 film "E.T ... and suggested it could get as large as 26 feet (8 m). The Hubble Space Telescope, for comparison, has a 6.5-foot ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope spotted a cosmic Bullseye galaxy, revealing evidence of a rare kind of galactic collision.

SPHEREx, a new space telescope, will map galaxies, study cosmic inflation, and explore the ingredients for life. Its infrared ...

The two keys to Edwin Hubble's breakthrough discovery were forged by others in the 1910s. The first key, the period-luminosity scale discovered by Henrietta Leavitt, allowed astronomers to ...

Edwin Powell Hubble is renowned for determining that there are other galaxies in the Universe beyond the Milky Way, and for observing that the universe is expanding at a constant rate. Hubble was ...

Hubble and its fellow observatories give us an unprecedented, crystal-clear look at the far reaches of the cosmos. Explore these orbiting pioneers and learn what they've discovered. 3 min read The ...

But it is a rare class of star that NASA's Hubble Space Telescope explored by looking deeply into the open star cluster M67, roughly 2,800 light-years away. The name "blue lurker" might sound like ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Proposed budget reductions for the Hubble Space Telescope would impact research and outreach as well as increase the risk to the observatory, project officials warn.

When a boy named Elliott found an alien in the classic 1982 film "E.T." it offered easy ... and suggested it could get as large as 26 feet (8 m). The Hubble Space Telescope, for comparison, has a ...