The Eagle Nebula, also known as Messier 16, is located about 6,500 light-years from Earth in the constellation Serpens. It is a well-known stellar nursery with vast swaths of cosmic dust and gas from ...

NASA has released new images showing the fascinating structure dubbed a 'pillar of creation'. The image captures an enormous cosmic tower which measures nearly 10 light-years tall in the Eagle Nebula ...

As the Hubble Space Telescope approaches 35 years since its launch, marking over three decades of incredible images of the universe and science, NASA and its partner, the European Space Agency, are ...

When I was in grade school I was fascinated by the world’s largest telescope: the 200-inch-diameter Hale Reflector on Palomar Mountain near San Diego.

The James Webb Space Telescope has pointed its infrared optics at the 'Crystal Ball Nebula' NGC 1514, a planetary nebula ...

Spiral galaxy IC 5332: The galaxy lies about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor and has an almost face ...

One of the most spectacular galaxies in Earth's sky is the subject of a new image release to help celebrate 35 years of ...

A slowly spinning universe could resolve a puzzle in physics known as the Hubble tension, a new model suggests.

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

To mark its 35th anniversary, the European Space Agency (ESA) is revisiting iconic Hubble images with updated data and ...

Amid harsh cuts, the Trump administration has proposed canceling the nearly ready-to-launch Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope ...

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