The Crab Nebula has been one of astronomy’s most scrutinized objects for nearly a millennium, yet Hubble’s first fresh look in almost a quarter century shows it is still capable of surprise. The new ...

Since its launch in April 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has been an invaluable tool for astronomers in unraveling the ...

The Hubble Space Telescope's surprising longevity is giving astronomers a chance to see not only what distant objects look like up close but also how they change over time. This week, NASA dropped a ...

The latest image from the Hubble Space Telescope turns a quiet patch of sky into a spectral scene, revealing a so‑called “Ghost Nebula” where a dying star is shedding its outer layers into space. The ...

Hubble’s newest view of the spiral galaxy NGC 2835 adds a stunning twist to a familiar sight. By capturing light in a special wavelength called H-alpha, astronomers have revealed glowing pink nebulae ...

Hubble’s latest portrait of the Tarantula Nebula reveals a turbulent star-making region far beyond the Milky Way. Located 160,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, this cosmic expanse is ...

Nearly a millennium ago, astronomers witnessed a brilliant new star blazing in the sky—a supernova so bright it was visible in daylight for weeks. Today, its expanding remnant, the Crab Nebula, ...

Light emerges from a dusty disk ejected from a waning star's surface just a few hundred years ago in the Egg Nebula. Credit: ESA / NASA / B. Balick (University of Washington) A new Hubble Space ...