“One of Hubble’s lasting achievements will be how it showed the public the wonders of the universe,” Kenneth Sembach, an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute, told National ...

Williams (University of Washington) The universe is an unfathomably big place, but even after decades of service, the Hubble Space Telescope can see a lot of it. It's also great for things that ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has produced the most comprehensive survey of the Andromeda galaxy, revealing new clues about its history. The Hubble survey, assembled from over 1,000 orbits and ...

Equipped with high spectroscopy, among other advanced features, the James Webb Space Telescope enabled scientists to study the atmosphere of the planet by studying starlight passing through its ...

A decade ago humanity launched around 200 objects into space per year. Now we launch more than 2,600, with no prospects for slowing down. This rapid expansion of human activity in outer space has ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Hubble Space Telescope captured two young stars named HOPS 150, which glows a bright ...

A team of astronomers sifted through James Webb Space Telescope data from multiple surveys to compile one of the largest samples of “little red dots” (LRDs) to date. (NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI ...

In other words, the Subaru telescope is multi-talented, and balances its deep space duties with those much closer to home. Subaru’s new compound eye will build on the telescope’s legacy and ...

Over more than ten years, the Hubble Space Telescope has taken individual images of the Andromeda Galaxy, which have now been put together to form the largest mosaic of our neighboring galaxy.

The picture, snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope, reveals Jupiter shining in ultraviolet light. In the image, Jupiter's famous Great Red Spot, which appears red in visible light, is a instead a ...

A little-known chapter of the Hubble Space Telescope’s history is a reminder of the risks of looking at the sun If you’ve ever done any public outreach work for astronomy—if you’ve given ...

In the years following the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have tallied over 1 trillion galaxies in the universe. But only one galaxy stands out as the most important nearby ...