Latest Space Telescope Stories
Jupiter has a spooky new look in this sharp infrared photo
The Hubble Space Telescope just turned 30, and it’s working better than ever
A new view of the Pillars of Creation gives further clues to its gassy demise
These ‘super puff’ planets have the same density as cotton candy
This distant world is a lot like Earth, but you wouldn’t want to live there
This distant Neptune-like planet really shouldn’t exist
A bizarre new theory connects supernovae explosions with humans’ ability to walk upright
This stellar Crab Nebula image is the perfect way to celebrate Hubble’s birthday
Hubble and the government are broken at the same time, and that’s a problem
Megapixels: New Hubble image offers a detailed look at the Triangulum Galaxy
Megapixels: NASA snapped a shot of a holiday ‘wreath’ in space
Oxygen might not lead us to aliens after all
Two NASA spacecraft died in one week—and there’s a connection
NASA’s most prolific planet-hunting telescope is taking a nap
Blame loose screws and ‘excessive optimism’ for the latest delay of NASA’s new space telescope
Astronomy’s next big discovery is probably hiding in piles of old data
Here’s an amazing new picture of the Lagoon Nebula to celebrate Hubble’s 28th birthday
NASA’s most anticipated new telescope just got delayed again
Now’s your chance to discover a new planet (with Google’s help)
Watch the James Webb Space Telescope go through nine months of testing in two minutes
Artificial intelligence just discovered two new exoplanets
Gravitational waves just showed us something even cooler than black holes
This giant exoplanet has a glowing atmosphere
A warp in space-time just gave us four views of one exploding star
Dazzling light show spotted on Uranus
After 20 Years, NASA Finally Finished Building The James Webb Space Telescope
The Universe May Contain 10 Times More Galaxies Than We Thought
Peek At The James Webb Telescope Before It Peers Into Forming Galaxies
What It’s Like To Spacewalk For The First Time
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Two Faraway Planets May Have Atmospheres That Can Support Life
See Jupiter’s Psychedelic Auroras Like Never Before
The Universe Is Expanding Faster Than We Thought
The 12 craziest Hubble pictures of all time
Hubble Catches A Star Blowing A Bubble
A Galaxy Extremely Far, Far Away
NASA Gets Serious About Its Next Big Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope Books A Ride On A European Rocket
Watch Hundreds Of Exoplanets Twirl Around Their Stars In This Mesmerizing Animation
Construction Begins On The Giant Magellan Telescope
Scientists Find A Double Black Hole Inside A Nearby Quasar
A Super Hot, Rocky Planet Has Been Discovered Just 21 Light Years Away
Huge, Alien-Hunting Telescope Could Become Hubble’s Successor
Gravitational Lens Splits Supernova’s Light 4 Different Ways
See The Largest Image The Hubble Space Telescope Has Ever Made
Is NASA Going To Let The Hubble Telescope Burn Up?
Hubble Snaps Detailed Photos Of Dust And Debris Surrounding Stars
Weather Of Wild Exoplanet Mapped Using Hubble Telescope
Farthest-Ever Confirmed Galaxy Offers Glimpse Of Early Universe
What Will It Take To Find Life Elsewhere In The Universe?
The Sharpest Photos Of Space Ever
True Color Of An Exoplanet Discovered For The First Time
How A Tool For Perfect Human Vision Grew From One Of NASA’s Greatest Blunders
Kepler’s Hunt For Planets Outside Our Solar System: The Greatest Hits
Planets Like Earth Could Be Closer Than You Think
Fomalhaut B: The Mote in Sauron’s Eye
Billions And Billions: Our Galaxy Has At Least 100 Billion Planets, Of Which 17 Billion Are Earthlike
Hubble Captures Earliest Views Yet Of The Universe
New Telescope To Hunt For Earth’s Twin
Megapixels: The James Webb Space Telescope Gets Chilled to 400 Degrees Below Zero
Astronomers Spot Ancient Spiral Galaxy From an Era When Spirals Should Not Exist
A Star System 12.9 Billion Light Years Away is the New Most Distant Galaxy
NASA Adopts Two Spare Spy Telescopes, Each Maybe More Powerful Than Hubble
How The Last Transit of Venus in Our Lifetime Will Help Us Find Other Planets
Kepler Spots a Doomed Planet Slowly Evaporating into Space