That work was done in the 1920s by Edwin Hubble, the American astronomer for whom the telescope is named. This stunning image shows another part of the Tarantula Nebula, where clouds of colorful ...

Astronomers pointed the powerful James Webb Space Telescope at planetary nebula NGC 1514 ... a spectrum that's invisible to the naked eye but cuts through the thick masses of clouds and gas ...

But even the Hubble Space Telescope can’t reveal everything ... the X-ray signatures of high-energy objects. The "Hand of God" nebula, 150 light-years long, is formed by hot gas spewed from ...

Edwin Hubble shattered the astronomical boundaries ... structure – particularly intrigued astronomers. The Andromeda nebula, M31, was a prominent example. It’s visible to the naked eye from a dark ...

In anticipation of the upcoming 35th anniversary of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, ESA/Hubble is continuing the celebrations with a new view of the Eagle Nebula. This vast stellar nursery ...

The swirling, paint-like clouds in the darkness of space in this stunning image seem surreal, like a portal to another world ...

When a star comes to the end of its life and dies, it can be an epic and destructive event, throwing out an explosion of heat and light — but it can create stunning new forms as well. A gorgeous new ...

The photo of a 9.5-light-year-long cloud within the Eagle Nebula celebrates the space telescope’s upcoming 35th birthday.

The image was published as part of the 35th anniversary celebrations of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, which was ...

A sparkling stellar nursery appears reminiscent of the early universe in new images from the Hubble Space Telescope. The emission nebula, known as Sh2-284, is an immense region of gas and dust ...