This gas needs an enormous amount of energy to shine — more than normal stars can supply. The discovery, based on data from NASA 's James Webb Space Telescope, likely means the barred spiral galaxy, ...

The political news these days is enough to make some Chicagoans wish they were a million miles away. But consider this: Even ...

An international team of astrologers claim to have discovered a 'super Earth' that's bigger than our own blue planet but smeller than Neptune.

John Grunsfeld has a model of the Hubble Space Telescope on his bookshelf. It's right next to a model of a NASA space shuttle ...

Thirty-five years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit. It's been sending back galactic data and images ...

Our latest Humanist Society talk explored the latest round of understanding the universe through space observations. Humanist ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have peered into galaxies that existed at cosmic noon to hunt ravenously ...

The Hubble Space Telescope "opened a new window to the universe" when it launched into space. Now, 35 years later, NASA is ...

Last week astronomers reported hints of biological activity on a distant planet, but a re-analysis of their data suggests the claimed molecules may not be there at all ...

A year ago, in celebration of the 34th anniversary of the launch of NASA’s legendary Hubble Space Telescope in 1990, astronomers took a snapshot of the Little Dumbbell Nebula. Also known as Messier 76 ...

Hubble is still going strong 35 years after it was launched into space. Celebrate its anniversary with some out-of-this-world images.

Launching on 24 April 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has had an out-of-this-world 35 years capturing some of the most ...