The Eagle Nebula, also known as Messier 16, is located about 6,500 light-years from Earth in the constellation Serpens. It is ...

Named Kohoutek 4-55, the nebula was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. Planetary nebulae like Kohoutek 4-55 are the ...

The image was published as part of the 35th anniversary celebrations of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, which was ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has sent back a gorgeous new view of one of our nearest galactic neighbors, which is full of bright, colorful stars. Located about 200,000 light-years from Earth, the Small ...

Enter the Hubble Space Telescope, which was launched into Earth orbit 35 years ago this week (April 24) aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. With a diameter of “only” 94 inches, it’s hardly ...

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

The beloved Hubble Space Telescope is reaching its 35th anniversary, and over the years it has taken some stunning images.

The SMC is close to the bigger Large Magellanic Cloud and is best seen from November to January — unless you're the Hubble Space Telescope, which recently zoomed in on the SMC to reveal its ...

ESA/Hubble & NASA, K. Noll A newly released image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the charming Sombrero Galaxy, named for its resemblance to the iconic Mexican hat. The galaxy might look ...

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 ...

This Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4900 appears to show a bright star overlapping the spiral galaxy. But while both celestial objects appear to be in the constellation Virgo as viewed from ...