The birth of a new star seen in 1054, bright enough to dazzle humanity and visible for 20 days. An incredible cosmic event ...

Explore 6 of the most breathtaking space pictures captured by NASA's iconic Hubble Space Telescope, revealing the universe's wonders.

This celestial cloudscape captures the colorful region in the Orion Nebula surrounding the Herbig-Haro object HH 505.

The bright variable star V 372 Orionis takes center stage in this Hubble Space Telescope image, which has also captured a ...

The Hubble Telescope's first-ever image, taken on May 20, 1990, was not that remarkable. For starters, it was meant to be a simple "first light test." But it was also blurrier than NASA engineers had ...

To celebrate the Hubble telescope's 35th anniversary, NASA released some striking new images on Wednesday, including a bold rendition of Mars and a stunning photo of a moth-shaped nebula with a ...

After 35 years, the Hubble Space Telescope is still churning out hits. In just the last year or so, scientists have used the school bus–sized observatory to confirm the first lone black hole ...

In the 35 years since the Hubble Space Telescope flew to space, it has taken pictures of comets, merging galaxies, planets, supernova remnants, and more. The first-of-its-kind telescope — a ...

NASA launched Hubble’s successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, in 2021, although unlike Hubble, JWST is stationed so far beyond Earth’s orbit that crewed servicing missions are too daunting ...

This Hubble Space Telescope image captures the beauty of the moth-like planetary nebula NGC 2899, which has a nearly 40,000-degree-Fahrenheit white dwarf at the center.

The Eagle Nebula is just one of several celestial targets Hubble is revisiting for its 35th anniversary. By capturing different angles and using data differently, the telescope is able to produce ...

The bright variable star V 372 Orionis takes center stage in this Hubble Space Telescope image, which has also captured a smaller companion star in the upper left of this image. This sparkling image ...