Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two spiral galaxies colliding is less than previously thought, with a ...

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 ...

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After 35 years, the Hubble Space Telescope is still churning out hits. In just the last year or so, scientists have used the school bus–sized observatory to confirm the first lone black hole ...

Thirty-five years ago today a revolutionary new era of astronomy began when the Hubble Space Telescope, tucked onboard the space shuttle Discovery, blasted off Earth into history. The next day a ...

Today's rather aquatic-themed NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy Messier 77, also known as the Squid Galaxy, which sits 45 million light-years away in the ...

Since 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has beamed breathtaking views of space back to Earth. Now, NASA is inviting the public to honor the telescope’s 35th anniversary with an on-the-ground ...

Interestingly, one of the most powerful astronomical observatories to date, the legendary NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, never imaged Mercury. Orbiting Earth at the altitude of about 550 km (340 ...

Its surface is orange-red because it is covered in iron (III) oxide dust. Mercury: Mercury is the first planet from the Sun and the smallest in the Solar System. Its surface is heavily cratered.