For humans, the most important star in the universe is our sun. The second-most important star is nestled inside the ...

He thought these might be clues to galaxy evolution -- but the answer had to wait for the Hubble Space Telescope's legendary Hubble Deep Field in 1994 ... should lead to new insights into the ...

The magnificent Andromeda galaxy (Messier 31), stands out as the most important nearby stellar island to our Milky Way, and can be seen with the naked eye on a clear autumn night as “a faint ...

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.

Scolnic’s team’s new results adds tremendous support to the emerging picture that the root of the Hubble tension lies in the models. “Over the last decade or so, there's been a lot of re ...

Now, astronomers have used the Hubble Space Telescope to capture hundreds ... This is like trying to understand the layout of New York City by standing in the middle of Central Park." ...

That could soon change, thanks to a new NASA flagship telescope being designed ... and suggested it could get as large as 26 feet (8 m). The Hubble Space Telescope, for comparison, has a 6.5 ...