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 ...

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 ...

ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Nota, P. Massey, E. Sabbi, C. Murray, M. Zamani (ESA/Hubble) This month sees a very special birthday: the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope. The venerable old ...

A Hubble telescope image shows the most detailed view of NGC 346 yet, a stellar nursery within the Small Magellanic Cloud. Credit: ESA / NASA / A. Nota / P. Massey / E. Sabbi / C. Murray / M.

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 ...

"We were surprised by the streams of light that were visible near the center of the galaxies, as nothing similar has been ...

Kohoutek 4-55 is a dazzling planetary nebula captured in vivid color by the Hubble Space Telescope. Formed by the dramatic ...