A little-known chapter of the Hubble Space Telescope’s history is a reminder of the risks of looking at the sun ...

Our sun is a lonely star. At least half the stars in our galaxy have binary companions. This was nicely illustrated in the ...

The universe really seems to be expanding fast. Too fast, even. A new measurement confirms what previous—and highly ...

Hubble revealed a universe of galaxies that existed beyond ours — but he couldn't have done it without a little help.

"The question 'Are we alone?' is one of the most significant questions, not just in the history of science, but in the ...

Proposed budget reductions for the Hubble Space Telescope would impact research and outreach as well as increase the risk to ...

The Hubble Space Telescope recently captured a snapshot of a rare supernova that sits in the Gemini constellation, about 650 ...

For humans, the most important star in the universe is our sun. The second-most important star is nestled inside the ...

In the years following the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have tallied over 1 trillion galaxies in the universe. But only one galaxy stands out as the most important nearby ...

Discover the fascinating story of the 'blue lurker,' a mysterious star in the M67 star cluster studied by NASA's Hubble ...

The Universe really seems to be expanding fast. Too fast, even. A new measurement confirms what previous — and highly debated ...

Hubble uncovers the blue lurker star, offering rare insights into triple-star system evolution and stellar mergers ...