NASA's Roman Space Telescope is preparing for launch in 2027, with a mission to study distant galaxies and explore dark ...

Sometimes there were surprises: the Vela series of spy satellites, initiated in 1959 ... And, with its ultraviolet capability, the Hubble Space Telescope has provided an unprecedented view of ...

"The protostars are midway down the path to becoming mature stars." Two young stars shine bright in the dusty depths of the ...

The magnificent Andromeda galaxy (Messier 31), stands out as the most important nearby stellar island to our Milky Way, and ...

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 ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Proposed budget reductions for the Hubble Space Telescope would impact research and outreach as well as increase the risk to the observatory, project officials warn.

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 ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy NGC 2566, which sits 76 million light-years away in the constellation Puppis. A prominent bar of stars stretches across the ...

The National Reconnaissance Office launched new spy satellites into lower Earth orbit late Thursday, adding to the growing ...

New imagery has been released from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, which captured a photo of a spiral galaxy more than 76 million light-years away from Earth. The galaxy known to observers as NGC ...