Explore the amazing journey of the Hubble Space Telescope and its successor, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Discover ...

Now the most well-recognized and scientifically productive astronomical observatory in history, the Hubble Space Telescope first reached Earth orbit 35 years ago on April 24, 1990. A day later, as ...

For centuries, one of the biggest challenges in astronomy has been our planet’s atmosphere. While it helps distribute heat from the Sun and provides the pressure and oxygen we need to survive, it gets ...

During its 35 years of orbiting the Earth, the Hubble Space Telescope has transmitted endless streams of magnificent images, confirmed the existence of "dark matter," and helped track a vagabond black ...

In 1990, a new eye into the cosmos launched from Kennedy Space Center. Hubble, a revolutionary new telescope, would soon bring a level of clarity and wonder to scientists and citizens alike. Hovering ...

American space agency NASA readies the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope for integration, launch could come as soon as next ...

Scientists hope SPHEREx will provide data lending new insights into the origins of the universe and whether the ingredients for life exist anywhere else in our Milky Way galaxy. The telescope launched ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has glimpsed the most distant single star it's ever observed, glimmering 28 billion light-years away. And the star could be between 50 to 500 times more massive than our sun ...

In April 1990, a tin can the size of a school bus was dropped off 353 miles above the Earth’s surface. Its mission: Take clear pictures of the universe without interference from the planet’s ...

There's always a touch of melancholy when a chapter that has absorbed years of work comes to an end. In the case of the ...