From spellbinding images to groundbreaking scientific discoveries, we look back on some of Hubble's most exciting milestones.

Peering deep into the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals a rich tapestry of more than half a million stars. NASA astronaut Don Pettit used a camera with low light and ...

In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the legendary space telescope’s launch, here are 35 of our favorite images it has ...

To mark the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, Space.com looks at some of the most scientifically significant images that have emerged from the observatory's lens.

In the years since, Hubble has gathered more than 1.6 million observations and 430 terabytes of data. The telescope has ...

Night vision relies on a type of photoreceptor in your eye called a rod, while cones (a different kind of photoreceptor) ...

Tatooine might be the inescapable center of the Skywalker Saga, but when it comes to the most influential planets in the Star Wars galaxy, Ghorman just hyperspace jumped to the top of the list.

According to our best understanding, the universe should be homogeneous at large scales. This means that it's ok to have ...

Using data from space telescopes and other instruments, astronomers, cosmologists, and astrophysicists are able to deduce and ...

Apr. 16, 2025 — Astronomers have found a planet that orbits at an angle of 90 degrees around a rare pair of peculiar stars. This is the first time we have strong evidence for one of these 'polar ...

Astronomers have found more ORCs in the years since those initial discoveries, and some of them also appear to have a galaxy ...

Enjoy dark skies for evening observing, then catch a meteor shower and a planetary conjunction in the morning sky this week.