Edwin Hubble redefined the universe and Brazil declared a republic, amid other landmark events shaping history and science ...

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 ...

The two keys to Edwin Hubble's breakthrough discovery were forged by others in the 1910s. The first key, the period-luminosity scale discovered by Henrietta Leavitt, allowed astronomers to calculate ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Circa 1945: Astronomer Dr. Edwin Powell Hubble sitting in a chair at a desk reading a journal. A ...

Just about everyone has heard of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope — not too surprising considering that it has been with us for the past 35 years. For the majority of people alive today, the HST has been ...

The Andromeda galaxy helped Edwin Hubble settle a great debate in astronomy. Stocktrek Images via Getty Images A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known ...

Scientists estimate over 100 billion galaxies in the universe, each unique in shape and size, revealing the vastness of cosmic creation.

A century ago, Edwin Hubble began the race to the edge of the cosmos Damond Benningfield In 1930, Albert Einstein met with astronomers (including Edwin Hubble, at Einstein's left, back row) at Mount ...

Historically, the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) was a subject of extensive debate, initially considered a "nebulous smear" and later central to the "island universe" hypothesis proposing its status as an ...

Last time I wrote about new data that overturns the standard cosmological model. Before anyone starts dusting off their ...

Recent findings suggest a potential shift in our understanding of the universe’s expansion. After decades of acceleration, ...

Last December, I wrote about the upcoming launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The JWST took 26 years to plan, design, and construct. The JWST is mechanically and mission-wise incredibly ...