The rings are regions of higher density, where the galactic material has been pushed together by the rippling shocks. The ...

The eight ripples seen by the Hubble Space Telescope in this cosmic scene marks the most ever seen in any galaxy, and data ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a unique image that revealed 44 individual stars in a galaxy 6.5 billion light-years away from the Milky Way.

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 ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of the constellation Hydra, showcasing stars and galaxies at varying distances. Nearby stars within the Milky Way are identifiable by diffraction spikes.

"The biggest surprise was seeing the distinct spiral shape in the Hubble Space Telescope images. At first I was worried I had made an error," said Achenbach, who made the discovery during the ...

The mystery arose more than 20 years ago, when the Hubble Space Telescope spotted the universe's oldest known planet, which formed earlier in the universe's history than scientists thought was ...

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 next great space telescope will study distant galaxies and faraway planets from an orbital outpost about a million miles from Earth. But first it has to be put together, piece by piece, in a ...

But it is a rare class of star that NASA's Hubble Space Telescope explored by looking deeply into the open star cluster M67, roughly 2,800 light-years away. The name "blue lurker" might sound like ...

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