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The most famous telescope in history has reached a major milestone -- it's 35 years old. The Hubble Space Telescope launched on a grand scientific adventure to study the cosmos on April 24, 1990 ...
The Hubble Deep Field (HDF) is an image of a small region of the sky, based on the results of a series of observations by the Hubble Space Telescope. The field is so small that only a few ...
Before NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured its iconic Hubble Deep Field, some astronomers were hesitant to take the ambitious imagery. But the director of Hubble's science mission took the risk.
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope observed the densely ... The 32-year-old space telescope peers deep into Sagittarius ... JWST’s new image unveils a field of glittery galaxies JWST’s new ...
If you’ve heard of gravitational lensing recently, it’s likely because the same phenomenon was also visible in the first deep field image shared from the James Webb Space Telescope. That image ...
On Monday, NASA — in tandem with the White House — released an incredible deep-field image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which demonstrates how this telescope will be able to ...
A team of astronomers have put together the largest, most detailed map of the universe ever created – and you can explore it ...
Hubble has a long legacy in the world of space telescopes, but the James Webb Space Telescope’s journey is just beginning. Here’s how images from the two compare. From deep views of the ...
More than a decade in the making, the Vera Rubin Observatory finally released its first image as its begins its ...
The camera, now bolted to the end of a giant telescope at the Rubin Observatory, is expected to shoot photos of 20 billion ...
Every Hubble anniversary feels like a triumph for the elderly space telescope. It may have a few more anniversaries left in it. NASA hopes it will continue operations into the 2030s. Long live Hubble.