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Astronaut Peggy Whitson floats in the cupola on board the International Space Station, backdropped by the Earth below.

The top space stories of the week!

By Doris Elin Urrutia

These are the top space stories this week from Space.com.

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover took this selfie on Feb. 26, 2020. The crumbling rock layer at the top of the image is the Greenheugh Pediment, which Curiosity crested on March 6.

Space photos: The most amazing images this week!

By Doris Elin Urrutia

Here are our picks for the most amazing space photos of the week.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope launched in 1990 and has been a crucial scientific instrument.

Hubble telescope test inspires changes to combat gender bias in some NASA programs

By Meghan Bartels

Stars don't see gender, and now, NASA is working to not see it either when allocating telescope time to scientists, inspired by a successful experiment with the Hubble Space Telescope.

A view of the Hubble Space Telescope through the window of the shuttle Atlantis, which brought astronauts on a repair mission in 2009.

The Hubble Telescope Turns 30 This Year. Here's How Astronomers Will Celebrate.

By Meghan Bartels

Astronomers kicked off 2020 by welcoming the 30th anniversary year of NASA's venerable Hubble Space Telescope in Honolulu at their largest annual gathering.

The Hubble Space Telescope may feature on Maryland's American Innovation $1 coin being issued by the United States Mint in 2020. The design pictured above was favored by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee and the Commission of Fine Arts.

Hubble Space Telescope May Star on 2020 American Innovation Coin

By Robert Z. Pearlman

The United States Mint may issue a 2020 coin that highlights the vision that has gone into operating the Hubble Space Telescope for 30 years.

Comet 2I/Borisov is the first interstellar comet ever observed by humans. These two images, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, capture the comet appearing near a background galaxy on Nov. 16 (left) and after the object's closest approach to the sun, on Dec. 9 (right).

Interstellar Comet Borisov Shines in Incredible New Hubble Photos

By Chelsea Gohd

Two new "ghostly" images catch the first observed interstellar comet whizzing by the sun and in front of a distant, spiral galaxy on the object's way back out of our solar system.

With a perfectly symmetrical ring circling a red sphere of stars, Hoag's object is one of the prettiest mysteries in the universe.

Hoag's Object Is a Galaxy Within a Galaxy Within a Galaxy (and Nobody Knows Why)

By Brandon Specktor

Hoag's object, which is a galaxy within a galaxy within a galaxy, has befuddled stargazers since astronomer Arthur Hoag discovered it in 1950.

The Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys captured this image of two merging galaxies collectively known as Arp-Madore 2026-42.

Space Ghost! Spooky Face with Glowing Eyes Glares at Us All in This Creepy Hubble Photo

By Hanneke Weitering

A ghastly face with glowing eyes glares in deep space in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured this view of the interstellar object Comet 2I/Borisov on Oct. 12, 2019.

Hubble Space Telescope Spots Interstellar Comet Borisov (Video)

By Elizabeth Howell

NASA's venerable Hubble Space Telescope turned its eyes to interstellar visitor Comet 2I/Borisov and caught a surprise: The interloper looks a lot like comets from our own solar system.

This illustration shows gas rising and falling in and out of the Milky Way galaxy using Hubble's COS instrument. With 10 years of data from COS, astronomers have found that there is more gas coming into our galaxy than leaving it.

A Cosmic Mystery: Why is the Milky Way Galaxy Getting Gassier?

By Chelsea Gohd

Using 10 years of data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the team of astronomers concluded that there is more gas coming into our galaxy than leaving it.

This is the deepest image ever of the site of the neutron star collision. The white box highlights the region where the kilonova and afterglow were once visible.

Afterglow of Colliding Neutron Stars Would Outshine Our Sun

By Rafi Letzter

A new, hours-long Hubble study of the collision site revealed never-before-seen details of the neutron-star merger

The rings of Saturn and four of its moons take center stage in this portrait by the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3 taken on June 20, 2019.

Saturn and Its Rings Look Truly Spectacular in This Hubble Telescope Portrait

By Tariq Malik

NASA and the European Space Agency unveiled the new Saturn portrait by the Hubble Space Telescope today (Sept. 12), and it is absolutely jaw-dropping.

This image, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, shows the gloomy and colorful scene of a star dying.

Dying Star's Colorful Demise Captured by Hubble Telescope

By Elizabeth Howell

The dark and gloomy scene of a dying star was caught on camera by the Hubble Space Telescope in the constellation Gemini.

An artist's interpretation of 'Oumuamua, the first confirmed interstellar object ever observed in our solar system.

A Telescope Orbiting the Moon Could Spy 1 Interstellar Visitor Per Year

By Mike Wall

A large, moon-orbiting telescope should be able to spot at least one lunar impact per year caused by interstellar meteoroids, a new study suggests.

The fully assembled James Webb Space Telescope with its sunshield and “unitized pallet structures” (which fold up around the telescope for launch) are seen partially deployed to an open configuration to enable telescope installation.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Is Finally 100% Assembled

By Mike Wall

Engineers have joined both halves of the $9.7 billion James Webb Space Telescope, which is scheduled to launch in March 2021, NASA officials announced today (Aug. 28).

A cloud of dust blocks the bright light coming from the center of this black hole in the middle of a Seyfert galaxy.

Hubble Telescope Solves a Galactic Identity Crisis for Quasars

By Passant Rabie

A new study has shed more light on the mysterious quasars and settles a 20-year-old astronomical debate.

What looks like a delicate dance between two galaxies is actually a slow-motion collision of colossal proportions in this Hubble Space Telescope photo. The two galaxies, called UGC 2369, are merging into one about 424 million light-years from Earth.

Hubble Telescope Spots Two Galaxies in a Doomed (but Dazzling) Dance

By Elizabeth Howell

Two galaxies are caught in a crazy cosmic dance, pulling at each other in a fresh image from the Hubble Space Telescope.

In this new image from the Hubble Space Telescope, what looks like a top-down view of a jellyfish glowing in deep space is actually the planetary nebula NGC 2022. The cosmic orb of ionized gas was expelled from a dying red giant star located at its center. As the star sheds material into space, its core shrinks and grows hotter while emitting ultraviolet radiation that illuminates its gassy shell.

Hubble Spots Purple 'Jellyfish' Star Glowing in Abyss of Deep Space

By Elizabeth Howell

The latest Hubble image appears to capture a cosmic jellyfish floating in space, but in reality this structure is no living creature.

Following a successful deployment test of the James Webb Space Telescope's mission-critical secondary mirror, technicians and engineers visually inspect the support structure that holds it in place.

NASA's Next Big Space Telescope Aces Key Mirror Test (Video)

By Elizabeth Howell

NASA's next big space telescope is getting its light-collecting gear ready to go.

This new Hubble Space Telescope view of Jupiter, taken on June 27, 2019, reveals the giant planet's trademark Great Red Spot, and a more intense color palette in the clouds swirling in Jupiter's turbulent atmosphere than seen in previous years. Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 observed Jupiter when the planet was 400 million miles (640 million kilometers) from Earth, when Jupiter was near "opposition," or almost directly opposite the sun in the sky.

Hubble Telescope's Gorgeous New Jupiter Views Could Help Demystify Shrinking Great Red Spot

By Elizabeth Howell

An amazing new image of Jupiter captured by the Hubble Space Telescope could shed light on the gas giant's mysterious atmospheric dynamics.