Galaxies speckle the heavens like stars in a stunning new photo of the deep and distant universe.

A Closer Look at M87 M87 was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781. He classified it and eight other similar deep space ...

FILE - An ilmenite open pit mine is seen in a canyon in the central region of Kirovohrad, 12 February 2025 ...

NASA is reaching out to the public to help classify thousands of galaxies captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.

Once a year, this planet passes through a celestial beehive typically seen in the night sky during the spring. And it's about ...

From breathtaking snapshots of distant galaxies to game-changing discoveries about the universe’s expansion, the Hubble Space ...

In the summer of 1995, Robert Williams, then director of the Space Telescope Science Institute, which manages the Hubble ...

The aquatic-themed portrait highlights the galaxy’s swirling arms and bright core, which, thanks to Hubble’s advanced imaging ...

Space is full of surprises but few are as unique as the so-called "cotton candy planets." These young, giant exoplanets have an incredibly low density and are quite light and airy in weight that is ...

Dr. Patrick Durrell is part of an international team of astronomers who used the Hubble Space Telescope to capture a rare ...

Magnetars are among the rarest—and weirdest—denizens of the galactic zoo. They have powerful magnetic fields and may be the ...

One of the most famous and beautiful cosmic sights shows its colors in this new image from the Hubble Space Telescope. The Veil Nebula is the remnant of a massive star which exploded in a supernova 10 ...