The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a star and a spiral galaxy, both in the constellation Virgo. But the photo is an optical illusion.

The beloved Hubble Space Telescope is reaching its 35th anniversary, and over the years it has taken some stunning images.

To celebrate Hubble's 35th anniversary, ESA/Hubble released a breathtaking new image of the star-forming region NGC 346 in ...

The subject of today's NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week is the stunning spiral galaxy NGC 5530. NGC 5530 ...

A long-simmering disagreement over the universe’s present-day expansion rate shows no signs of resolution, leaving experts ...

The subject of today’s NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is the stunning spiral galaxy NGC 5530. This galaxy is situated 40 million light-years away in the constellation Lupus, the Wolf, and ...

When a star comes to the end of its life and dies, it can be an epic and destructive event, throwing out an explosion of heat and light — but it can create stunning new forms as well. A gorgeous new ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a sparkling ... They selected NGC 4900 for the study because it hosted a supernova named SN 1999br. In the other program, researchers laid ...

The SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY is a part of the Smithsonian Institution which, in conjunction with the Harvard ...