In the early 1600s, Dutch spectacle maker Jan Lippershey discovered that combining lenses could magnify distant objects.

Explore 6 of the most breathtaking space pictures captured by NASA's iconic Hubble Space Telescope, revealing the universe's wonders.

Journey through the cosmos with 6 incredibly beautiful galaxy images, all captured by NASA's iconic Hubble Space Telescope.

Hubble Space Telescope images of Jupiter have been "photo-mapped onto a sphere," and animated into a full rotation, according ...

On May 20, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope sent its first image to Earth. This photo turned out to be 50% sharper than ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has unveiled its first images, leaving astronomers in awe of the unprecedented ...

The Dark Energy Camera captured glowing nebulae in the Chamaeleon I star-forming region, illuminating the dense clouds with ...

This material causes Titania and Oberon to have darker and redder leading hemispheres. These outer moons effectively shield ...

The first batch of test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is scheduled to be released Monday at 11:30 a.m., followed ...

Astronomical images not only look beautiful, they also provide a wealth of information. What's behind it and what ...

Several maintenance missions kept Hubble in shape to capture data that the Space Telescope Science Institute then deciphered and colorized to create stunning celestial images. NASA considers ...

New measurements of the universe’s expansion using James Webb Space Telescope appear to resolve the Hubble constant conflict ...