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 ...

But 100 years ago, astronomer Edwin P. Hubble (1889-1953), working at the Mount Wilson Observatory in California, made a stunning discovery: He calculated that a spiral nebula called Andromeda was ...

Why it's so special: This stunning image from the Hubble Space Telescope depicts a star-forming region called Sharpless 2-106, or S106 for short. Characterized by its "wings," it is classified as ...

In 2003, the Hubble Space Telescope detected what appeared to be the oldest known planet, a massive world clocking in at about 13 billion years old. The discovery raised questions about how such ...

The name "blue lurker" might sound like a villainous character from a superhero movie. But it is a rare class of star that NASA's Hubble Space Telescope explored by looking deeply into the open star ...

Achenbach's discovery, made during a four-week internship, revealed a distinct spiral shape in the images captured by Hubble. (Photo: Nasa) The open sky with its innumerable stars and constellations ...

Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Observatories like the Hubble Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope offer humanity the power to see things farther away than ever before.

NGC 337’s portrait by Hubble reveals a galaxy alive with stars at different stages, from seasoned stars at its core to newcomers at its edges, with the highlight being supernova SN 2014cx, a ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spiral galaxy designated as NGC 2566, at a distance of 76 million years in the constellation of Puppis. While the galaxy is circular in shape, it is tilted ...