Hubble’s optical stability ... Other massive galaxies beyond Andromeda, like M81 (which lies nearly 12 million light-years away), are too far to examine their satellite systems in comparable depth.

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.

Nota, P. Massey, E. Sabbi, C. Murray, M. Zamani (ESA/Hubble) Orbiting the Milky Way at a distance of roughly 210,000 light-years is the Small Magellanic Cloud, one of the two closest galaxies to ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a star and a spiral galaxy, both in the constellation Virgo. But the photo is an optical illusion. This Hubble Space Telescope image shows a spiral ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has sent back a gorgeous new view of one of our nearest galactic neighbors, which is full of bright, colorful stars. Located about 200,000 light-years from Earth ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a spiral galaxy, NGC 4900, and a nearby star in the constellation Virgo. Despite appearing close, the star is 7,109 light-years away, while the ...

April’s nights see some of the sky’s largest constellations, and from their vastness spring a laundry list of celestial and mythological marvels.

But recently, detailed, high-resolution observations with the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed that there is even more to the story. A single arm can wind ...