Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered what seems to be a galaxy that is the most heavily dominated by ...

It's 99 percent dark matter, a new study explains.

In the vast tapestry of the universe, most galaxies shine brightly across cosmic time and space. Yet a rare class of galaxies ...

Hubble Space Telescope imagery Neptune has revealed that the planet's clouds are disappearing. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captures stunning imagery of barred spiral galaxy UGC 678. The galaxy is located about 260 million ...

A stunning new Hubble image reveals the most detailed look yet at the Egg Nebula, the youngest and closest pre-planetary nebula to Earth.

At the center of the Egg Nebula is its yolk: a deteriorating sun-like star.

Drawing together leading experts from across the field, an international collaboration of cosmologists has created a unified approach for measuring the value of the Hubble constant. Published in ...

On April 24, 1990, humanity launched a scientific revolution. I mean “launched” literally: on that date the space shuttle Discovery roared into the sky with the Hubble Space Telescope nestled in its ...

Science News: 1,000 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus, a sun-like star is reaching the closing chapter of its life. And it is not slipping away quietly. .

"This data provides us with rare insight into how galaxies were transformed in the early universe." ...

A dazzling new Hubble image peels back the layers of the mysterious Egg Nebula, a rare and fleeting phase in a Sun-like star’s death just 1,000 light-years away. Hidden inside a dense cocoon of dust, ...