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

The James Webb Space Telescope has returned to the scene of one of the Hubble Space Telescope's most iconic images, the Ultra Deep Field, to capture galaxies throughout cosmic history. This new image ...

In 1990, a new eye into the cosmos launched from Kennedy Space Center. Hubble, a revolutionary new telescope, would soon bring a level of clarity and wonder to scientists and citizens alike. Hovering ...

The Hubble Space Telescope as seen from the Space Shuttle Discovery in December 1999. Credit: NASA In the summer of 1995, Robert Williams, then director of the Space Telescope Science Institute, which ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. The Andromeda galaxy is the galaxy next door, a very faint, fuzzy thing ...

The James Webb Space Telescope observed the same region of sky captured in the famous Hubble Ultra Deep Field image, revealing thousands of distant ancient galaxies. Credit: ESA / NASA / CSA / G.

In early 2004, the Hubble Space Telescope (which turned 30 this year) gained iconic status by giving us the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF): a window into the early cosmos showcasing 10,000 of galaxies ...

The Hubble Space Telescope is one of the most famous scientific instruments that has ever existed. It’s given the world an unfathomable amount of data and allowed for never-before-imagined exploration ...

The image reveals over 2,500 galaxies, many of which are seen as they were during the first billion years of cosmic history. The James Webb Space Telescope has returned to the scene of one of the ...

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