Say hello to one of the Milky Way's neighbors! This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a scene from one of the ...

Star cluster: This 100 million-year-old globular cluster is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way and a birthplace for billions of stars. The cluster is ...

A century ago, Edwin Hubble revolutionized our understanding of the universe by proving that the Milky Way is just one of many galaxies in an ever-expanding cosmos. This breakthrough led to the ...

Experts are not sure why Neptune's auroras can be seen around the planet's "mid-latitudes," and not the north and south poles NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Heidi Hammel (AURA), Henrik Melin (Northumbria ...

The Hubble Space Telescope “has observed some fascinating cosmic wonder every day of the year, including on your birthday”. Just enter your month and day of birth to find out what it saw. My birthday ...

Early simulations show that it would take only 10 hours for the forthcoming ELT to find signs of life near Proxima Centauri. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new ...

Hubble’s image shows NGC 4536’s rapid star formation in Virgo Ionized hydrogen gas fuels young, hot blue stars in the galaxy NGC 4536’s bar structure channels gas, intensifying star birth ...

The best telescopes allow you to observe the night sky in more detail. The best telescopes unlock the wonders of the night sky right from your backyard and beyond. Bring the Moon and planets into ...

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Definition: Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space telescope named after renowned astronomer Edwin Hubble. It was launched in 1990 and is one of the great observatories of NASA. Description: Hubble ...