For humans, the most important star in the universe is our Sun. The second-most important star is nestled inside the Andromeda galaxy. Don't go looking for it -- the flickering star is 2.2 million ...

In commemoration of Edwin Hubble's discovery of a Cepheid variable class star, called V1, in the neighboring Andromeda galaxy 100 years ago, astronomers partnered with the American Association of ...

The Hubble Space Telescope, for comparison, has a 6.5-foot (2 m) aperture, he said. Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! Even the smallest ...

When Pagan and DePasquale first receive the images, they appear in black and white. The colors are added to the image later, ...

But the answer had to wait for the Hubble Space Telescope’s far vision in the legendary Hubble Deep Field in 1994. The most impactful finding is that Edwin Hubble's analysis showed that the farther ...

Astronomers are celebrating the completion of a 2.5-billion-pixel panoramic picture of the entire Andromeda Galaxy. The team includes several UC Santa Cruz researchers who made significant ...

Eleven Division I NCAA champions return this winter, all looking to defend their indoor crowns against a deep field of challengers.

Achenbach's discovery, made during a four-week internship, revealed a distinct spiral shape in the images captured by Hubble. (Photo: Nasa) The open sky with its innumerable stars and constellations ...