In the summer of 1995, Robert Williams, then director of the Space Telescope Science Institute, which manages the Hubble Space Telescope 's research program, was paid two visits by the renowned ...

As the Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 35 years in space, here's what to know about the ambitious instrument.

The most famous telescope in history has reached ... of our universe through groundbreaking images like the Pillars of Creation and the Hubble Deep Field. "To have this mission continue to produce ...

Galaxies speckle the heavens like stars in a stunning new photo of the deep and distant universe.

John Grunsfeld captured a breathtaking image of the Tadpole Galaxy, shaped by past collisions and marked by bright bursts of star formation along its sweeping tail. David Leckrone's Hubble Ultra Deep ...

This image shows the globular cluster ESO 520-21, a dense sphere of stars near the Milky Way’s centre. It was captured by Hubble and appears dimmer due to gas and dust blocking the starlight.

The way that Hubble images are produced is similar to how the James Webb Space Telescope uses filters and combines these to create stunning pictures of otherwise invisible objects, a process which ...

A Hubble Space Telescope visible-light image of the galaxy MCG-03-34-064, reveals a pair of supermassive black holes embedded in the galaxy's center. Hubble Ultra Deep Field views supermassive ...

The school-bus-sized observatory launched on April 24, 1990 and overcame early setbacks to become one of the most scientifically productive instruments in history. From its vantage point 320 miles ...

Hubble is still going strong 35 years after it was launched into space. Celebrate its anniversary with some out-of-this-world images.

The world's most famous telescope ... images. The celebratory views include Mars, two nebulas and a galaxy. The variety of targets shows off Hubble's versatility and ability to see not only into ...