The Hubble Space Telescope has been used to study NGC 1052-DF2 — a galaxy that is lacking dark matter. Credit: NASA's Goddard ...

The teams behind two potential new space telescopes have embarked on their final design studies as they go head-to-head to ...

Determining the expansion rate of the universe, the "Hubble constant," shapes our understanding of the cosmos, its age, and its fate.

A glowing nebula located approximately 2,700 light-years from Earth resembles a guitar with a bright pulsar at the tip of the ...

Webb's ability to see through hazy obstacles is demonstrated here with the Sombrero, aka Messier 104, a nearly edge-on spiral ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of NGC 4694, a galaxy that possesses unusual properties that complicate its ...

Hubble's new image of UGC 10043 shows a rare side view of this spiral galaxy, revealing a prominent bulge and curved edges.

In 1936 astronomers watched as FU Orionis, a dim star in the Orion constellation, brightened dramatically. The star’s ...

This image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows GAL-CLUS-022058s, a rare galaxy in the Fornax constellation, curving around its spherical companion. This Hubble image captures HH111, a rare ...

This Hubble image showcases spiral galaxy IC 4709 located 240 million light-years away from Earth. It also contains a black ...

One of the greatest astronomer's, who changed our entire understanding of the universe, was born 135 years ago today ...

Brian Greene (Cosmic String Theory) and Astrophysicist Ethan Siegel have collaborated on a National Geographic coffee-table ...