A decade of observations by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has produced the sharpest and most detailed images of the Andromeda ...

The Andromeda galaxy is the galaxy next door, a very faint, fuzzy thing in the night sky, larger than a full moon. Textbooks ...

Space Week is Oct. 4-10, so here are some of NASA’s latest discoveries and why Edwin Hubble’s history-making photo, taken on this day in 1923, revolutionized astronomy. This image above is ...

Particular stars called Cepheid variables allow astronomers to determine distance, and Hubble spotted one of these within M31 ...

Astronomers have constructed telescopes of every kind - massive observatories designed to pick up faint traces of light across space.

Edwin Hubble was young and ambitious. At the of age 30, he arrived at Mount Wilson Observatory in Southern California just in time to use the new Hooker 100-inch telescope, at the time the largest ...

Spacewalking astronauts repaired and upgraded the famed Hubble Telescope during five missions from 1993 to 2009. Here's a summary of these epic servicing efforts.

The marvelous telescope made "Hubble" a household word, synonymous with wonderous astronomy.

As the Hubble Space Telescope celebrates the 35th anniversary of its launch into orbit, NASA has released brand new high-definition photos taken with the technological marvel.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The famed Hubble Space Telescope ...