One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, Edwin Hubble settled astronomy's 'Great Debate'
A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...
NASA and ESA share a breathtaking Hubble image of the Tarantula Nebula’s outer edge
The Hubble Space Telescope is still trucking along more than 30 years after its launch, observing the universe and sending ...
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Why NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory could be the ultimate exoplanet hunter
HWO will be the first space telescope built to find potentially habitable planets and analyze their atmospheres for signs of ...
Stunning photo mosaic of neighbouring Andromeda Galaxy captures the glow of 200 million stars
To celebrate the 100-year Edwin Hubble discovery that Andromeda was a galaxy outside our own, astronomers release the most ...
200 Million-Star Tapestry: Hubble’s Astonishing New Portrait of Andromeda
The Hubble Space Telescope has provided the most detailed survey of the Andromeda galaxy, revealing new clues about its ...
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The first shocking images of the new James Webb Space Telescope
On May 20, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope sent its first image to Earth. This photo turned out to be 50% sharper than ...
Step Into the Future: NASA’s Synthetic Universe Brings Roman’s Vision to Life
Scientists have created over a million simulated cosmic images using the power of supercomputers to anticipate the capabilities of NASA’s upcoming Roman Space Telescope. These synthetic images allow ...
NASA's Webb telescope threatened with budget cuts. They would hit hard.
"The operations work at STScI, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, and other NASA contractors is funded by the operational ...
Looming Budget Cuts Threaten Webb Telescope’s Groundbreaking Science
Astronomers warn that proposed changes to the space observatory's operational budget could decrease the amount of ...
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Chinese space station gears up for astrophysics
For optical astronomy, the space station will be accompanied by the Xuntian telescope, which can be translated to “survey the ...
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OBITUARY: Prominent Retired NASA Scientist Addison Bain, 89, of Melbourne, Passed Away Jan. 22
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Addison Leroy Bain, 89, passed away in Melbourne, Florida, on January 22, 2025. It was determined that another scientist was needed in the universe to study the galaxy and ...