Hubble Space Telescope

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope launched in 1990 and has taken some of the most stunning photographs of the universe around us.

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Hubble Space Telescope's mesmerizing views of enormous spiral galaxy could help solve one of the biggest mysteries in astronomy

By Andrew Jones published

The Hubble Space Telescope has been taking an extended look at a spiral galaxy to help solve one of the biggest mysteries in astronomy.

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Hubble Space Telescope offers stunning view clouded out by a future star

By Robert Lea published

A new image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope shows a molecular cloud of gas and dust that harbors a compact object that will soon become an infant star.

Close-up view of the lunar surface captured by the Orion spacecraft's onboard optical navigation camera during the mission's closest approach to the lunar surface on Nov. 21, 2022.

Space photos: The most amazing images this week!

By Doris Elin Urrutia last updated

A small Mars helicopter flies again, Artemis I takes lunar close-ups and astronaut finalists take the stage in Paris. These are some of this week's top photos.

Two blasts (Herbig-Haro objects) appear in blue and orange colors, and seem to emanate from a dark region at the center of the image. The Hubble Space Telescope captured this scene, located 1,250 light-years away in the constellation Orion, using its Wide Field Camera 3.

Newborn twin stars blast out jets of rainbow-colored gas in new Hubble image

By Doris Elin Urrutia last updated

Two puffs of star-making material exude mystical glows in a recently-published Hubble Space Telescope image.

Spiral galaxy NGC 5495 in the constellation Hydra.

Milky Way stars photobomb picturesque spiral galaxy in stunning Hubble photo

By Doris Elin Urrutia published

The Hubble Space Telescope captured the sight of a beautiful spiral galaxy, adorned with the sparkle of two nearby stars.

Galaxy cluster Abell 611, located roughly 3.2 billion light years from Earth.

Hubble telescope spies a cosmic 'spider web' containing clues to dark secret

By Andrew Jones published

The eerie Hubble Space Telescope image was released for the "spooky season" surrounding Halloween

The spiral galaxy UGC 9391 130 million light-years from Earth is seen by the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3 in this image released Sept. 30, 2022.

Dracarys! This spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco is helping astronomers measure the universe

By Doris Elin Urrutia published

Unlike House of the Dragon, the bright heat from this celestial monster is nothing to be feared. In fact, it's a super helpful tool that helps gauge the expansion of the universe.

This peculiar portrait from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope showcases NGC 1999, a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion. It appears as a light blue cloud in space with a keyhole-shaped 'hole' in the center.

Hubble telescope peeks through 'cosmic keyhole' in stunning photo

By John Loeffler published

Hubble has just grabbed a brilliant new photo of a cosmic 'keyhole' in a stellar nursery

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Hubble Space Telescope watches galaxies' destructive dance in new photo

By Elizabeth Rayne published

These galaxies may look like they are performing a cosmic waltz, but the spirals are actually trapped in a dance of death that will someday end in a violent crash.

A deep view of space shows thousands of stars glittering in different colors. This image, taken with the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 on board the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows the globular cluster Terzan 1.

Hubble Space Telescope shows Webb a thing or two with spectacular new photo

By John Loeffler published

Hubble revisits an old friend with a stunning new photo of the Terzan 1 globular cluster.

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Hubble Space Telescope sees unexpected twin 'tails' from NASA asteroid impact

By Meghan Bartels published

A week or two after a NASA spacecraft slammed into an asteroid, scientists have spotted something unexpected: The space rock has grown two tails.

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Dazzling Hubble Space Telescope image shows millions of stars glittering like jewels

By Doris Elin Urrutia published

The Hubble Space Telescope peered into a massive gathering of stars.

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Hubble Space Telescope finds neutron star collision's jet travels nearly as fast as light

By Stefanie Waldek last updated

The Hubble Space Telescope observed the aftermath of astronomers' first-ever neutron star collision and measured how fast the jet produced traveled.

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Hubble Space Telescope shows 'fan-like spray' of gas and dust surrounding young star

By Doris Elin Urrutia published

Warm-colored clouds surround the young star at the center of a recently published image from the Hubble Space Telescope.

A pair of galaxies in an image combined from observations by the James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes.

James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble team up to peer through cosmic dust

By Tereza Pultarova published

Astronomers have combined observation from the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes to get a better grasp of how interstellar dust obscures the view of distant galaxies.

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Hubble Space Telescope spots protective shield against greedy Milky Way

By Robert Lea published

An odd shield of supercharged gas protects dwarf galaxies from being ripped apart by the gravitational pull of the Milky Way, 30 years' worth of observations by the Hubble Space Telescope reveal.

NASA and SpaceX are conducting a six-month feasibility study to assess whether a Dragon mission could safely boost the orbit of, and perhaps also otherwise service, the Hubble Space Telescope.

SpaceX, NASA look at launching Dragon to service Hubble Space Telescope

By Mike Wall published

Astronauts could visit the Hubble Space Telescope again someday, this time on a SpaceX Dragon.

A series of three images from the Hubble Space Telescope showing a plume of ejecta in blue from the DART impact.

DART asteroid crash seen by James Webb, Hubble space telescopes (photos)

By Tereza Pultarova last updated

The James Webb Space Telescope and its older counterpart Hubble photographed the impact of NASA's asteroid-smashing DART probe into the space rock Dimorphos on Monday (Sept. 26).

NASA has taken the Hubble Space Telescope back online after a recent glitch.

Update: SpaceX, NASA studying possible reboost mission to Hubble Space Telescope

By Mike Wall last updated

NASA, SpaceX and Hubble officials will hold a press conference today (Sept. 29) to discuss "potential commercial space opportunities for NASA science missions," and you can listen live.

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James Webb, Hubble space telescopes will try to watch DART asteroid impact

By Meghan Bartels last updated

When NASA's DART mission slams itself into an asteroid called Dimorphos, three different science spacecraft will be trying to watch the action.