What better way to end than with some examples of said beauty and utility? After all that reading, we'll leave you with a few glamour shots of our favorite nebula: Messier 16, better known as the ...

Astronomers have released a set of more than a million simulated images showcasing the cosmos as NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace ...

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

NASA celebrates Edwin Hubble's discovery of a new universe Date: January 15, 2025 Source: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Summary: For humans, the most important star in the universe is our Sun ...

In commemoration of Edwin Hubble's discovery of a Cepheid variable class star, called V1, in the neighboring Andromeda galaxy 100 years ago, astronomers partnered with the American Association of ...

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 ...

As part of an ongoing senior review of astrophysics missions, NASA directed STScI to develop plans for Hubble for fiscal years 2026 through 2028 based on a budget of $83 million to $87.8 million ...

100 years ago, Hubble revealed a universe of galaxies that ... true luminosity with how faint it appeared to be in the night sky. Even today, Leavitt's period–luminosity relation is a key ...

Astronomers have been confounded by recent evidence that the universe expanded at different rates throughout its life. New ...

This discrepancy between model and data became known as the Hubble tension ... “The DESI collaboration did the really hard part, their ladder was missing the first rung,” said Scolnic.