Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Observatories like the Hubble Telescope and the ... traces of which we see as the cosmic microwave background: the fading glow of residual ...

Observations with the South Pole Telescope have revealed an independent addition to the biggest problem in cosmology.

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 Universe really seems to be expanding fast. Too fast, even. A new measurement confirms what previous -- and highly debated -- results had shown: The Universe is expanding faster than predicted by ...

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 ...

Get ready to celebrate the Hubble Space Telescope's 35th anniversary with a year full of observations. The Hubble Space Telescope is nearing its 35th anniversary and skywatchers can celebrate the ...

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 ...

Released in December 2011, this vibrant Hubble image was created by combining visible and near-infrared light collected by the telescope's Wide Field Camera 3. The light emitted by hot hydrogen ...

Named after astronomer Edwin Hubble, the telescope has two primary camera systems to capture its stunning images of the cosmos – the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) and the Wide Field Camera 3 ...