The space telescope's image of a odd-looking spiral galaxy is, in reality, two distant galaxies overlapping each other.

The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a star and a spiral galaxy, both in the constellation Virgo. But the photo is ...

A striking new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows a rare object called an Einstein ring. This shows what appears to be a ring-shaped object in the sky, but is actually created by two ...

Fluffy strands of cosmic gas and dust illuminated by bright young stars form a beautiful cloudscape in a neighboring nebula.

NASA’s Hubble captures NGC 4536, a starburst galaxy in Virgo with intense star formation and glowing gas clouds.

Most Planets Have No Known Date of First Observation . Before we begin, I want you to imagine a clear night sky you've ...

A professor who created a crucial part of the Hubble Space Telescope has been elected an honorary fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Professor Asad Madni is joined by cartoonist and artist Kate ...

A light-year is equivalent to almost 6 trillion miles. Launched in 2021 as the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, Webb observed the scene in the infrared. NASA said in a statement it was ...

Since 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has beamed breathtaking views of space back to Earth. Now, NASA is inviting the public to honor the telescope’s 35th anniversary with an on-the-ground ...

Mercury and Saturn will appear very close ... near negative 26 or 27. The Hubble Space Telescope is also visible, with a magnitude around positive 26 or 27. The moon is around negative 12.