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"Before Hubble, no generation ever had access to unimaginably vibrant views of space, stretching almost all the way back to ...
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists analyzed far-away bodies -- known as Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) -- and found varying traces of methanol. The discoveries are helping them ...
On April 24, 1990, the Space Shuttle Discovery blasted off from Kennedy Space Center, carrying the new Hubble Space Telescope ...
Astronomers found a fast-moving 'zombie star' in the Milky Way. This magnetar, named SGR 0501+4516, has a strong magnetic ...
San Antonio-built satellites on mission to stare at the sun, opened their eyes and tested their thrusters for the first time last week.
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team shared Thursday the designs for the three core surveys the mission will conduct ...
In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the legendary space telescope’s launch, here are 35 of our favorite images it has ...
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have peered into galaxies that existed at cosmic noon to hunt ravenously ...
Hubble is still going strong 35 years after it was launched into space. Celebrate its anniversary with some out-of-this-world images.
New research suggests that the largest cosmic structure is even bigger and closer to Earth than we knew. It goes against ...
In the years since, Hubble has gathered more than 1.6 million observations and 430 terabytes of data. The telescope has ...
Stranded astronauts and celebrity space tourism have piqued interest in space — and a photography exhibition in the museum is ...