This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a sparkling cloudscape from one of the Milky Way's galactic neighbors, a ...

Using NASA 's Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories, astronomers found the cosmic object in an unexpected place.

The Hubble Space Telescope is celebrating its 35th anniversary in space today, but even as a senior citizen in the spacecraft ...

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.

Rather than solid arms, spiral galaxies may show density waves—regions where matter slows down and bunches up, like cars in ...

The spiral galaxy NGC 3596 is on display in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week, which incorporates six different wavelengths of light. ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Thilker You might ...

Thirty-five years ago today a revolutionary new era of astronomy began when the Hubble Space Telescope, tucked onboard the space shuttle Discovery, blasted off Earth into history. Within a month ...

At the heart of the nebula lie one or more ... Lenticular galaxies are elliptical objects; Hubble sees this particular galaxy nearly edge on. Scientists believe that the galaxy developed after ...

With instruments like Hubble and now the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers continue to peel back the layers of our galaxy’s star factories. Enjoyed this article? Subscribe to our free ...

Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team A vast stellar nursery is located 4,000 light-years away at the heart of the Lagoon ... of the magnificent spiral galaxy Messier 51 (M51), dubbed ...

Scientists had thought they existed but didn't have any proof for it, until Hubble spotted one in 1994. The sight of the heart of giant galaxy M87 with Hubble's Faint Object Camera was the first ...

Our solar system resides on the outskirts of one of the Milky Way galaxy's estimated four spiral arms, according to Space.com ...