A diagram of the location of the scientific instruments on board Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: NASA / GSFC The 24,000-pound Hubble Space Telescope launched into orbit 35 years ago, on April 24 ...

The Kepler Space Telescope, named for astronomer Johannes Kepler, was NASA's first exoplanet hunting telescope. It launched ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a luminous tangle of stars and dust called the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1385, located about 30 million light-years away. Hubble released an ...

However, not all spiral galaxies are created equal, as two recent images from the Hubble Space Telescope show. The image above shows galaxy NGC 3596, a neat and orderly spiral galaxy.

Now, astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have observed a black hole in the act of devouring a star, ripping it apart and creating a huge burst of radiation.

NASA is marking the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope's launch with fresh photos taken by the observatory. “Hubble opened a new window to the universe when it launched 35 years ago.

Astronomers have reached deeper into the heart of a brilliant cosmic engine than ever before, using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to capture a rare, close-up view of a quasar’s core. Quasars ...

The Kepler Space Telescope, named for astronomer Johannes Kepler, was NASA's first exoplanet hunting telescope. It launched on March 6, 2009, with the goal of observing more than 100,000 stars in ...

WASHINGTON — The Hubble Space Telescope marked its 35th anniversary this week and NASA celebrated by releasing a series of stunning new photos from the observatory. With nearly 1.7 million ...

NASA is marking the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope's launch with fresh photos taken by the observatory. “Hubble opened a new window to the universe when it launched 35 years ago.

NASA is marking the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope's launch with fresh photos taken by the observatory. “Hubble opened a new window to the universe when it launched 35 years ago.

NASA is marking the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope's launch with fresh photos taken by the observatory. “Hubble opened a new window to the universe when it launched 35 years ago.