The Hubble Space Telescope was originally expected to last about 15 years in orbit, before its optical surfaces became too ...

Explore the intricate functioning of the Hubble Space Telescope through engaging 3D animation. #howitworks #3d #3danimation ...

The cluster can offer fresh insights into how stars of all sizes form and evolve. Star clusters are among the many objects observed by the Hubble Space Telescope. These gravitationally bound groups of ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is considered a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. It's actually ...

"It's the reddest, dustiest red supergiant that we've seen explode as a supernova." For decades, astronomers have searched the skies for a missing population of doomed stars — the massive red ...

Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is on the opposite side of the sun from Earth - but several spacecraft are in the perfect position to get a closer look. As 3I/ATLAS warps and grows the closer it gets to ...

The image, which is also available as a panning video, was produced while Hubble searched for supernova explosions — hence the incomplete framing. The aging space telescope targeted the faint glow of ...

3I/ATLAS is likely the largest interstellar object ever seen, though researchers are still pinning down its exact size. Hubble Space Telescope data suggest that 3I/ATLAS has a maximum width of about 3 ...