Astronomy

Astronauts repaired and upgraded NASA's Hubble Space Telescope over the course of five servicing missions from 1993 to 2009. Could yet another astronaut visit be in the cards?

A powerful new instrument added to the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope promises to maximize the information gleaned from the sun's light.

To mark the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, Space.com looks at some of the most scientifically significant images that have emerged from the observatory's lens.

By teaming up with the James Webb Space Telescope, or by scientists delving into its long history of observations, Hubble is cementing its legacy.

On Thursday, April 24, 2025, the Hubble Space Telescope will celebrate 35 years in space. Can it still hold its own and prove useful when compared to instruments like the James Webb Space Telescope?

Budget cuts hitting U.S. government agencies like NASA don't seem promising for the Hubble Space Telescope, but there is still hope.

A massive clump of dark matter in the Perseus galaxy cluster is linked to its core by a bridge of dark matter, evidence of a history of mergers.

Spacewalking astronauts repaired and upgraded the famed Hubble Telescope during five missions from 1993 to 2009. Here's a summary of these epic servicing efforts.

Scientists have long known that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, hosts rivers and seas of liquid methane. But it's strangely lacking in river deltas, a new study suggests.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered "smoking gun" evidence of a hidden feeding supermassive black hole in a distant spiral galaxy.