Dr Edwin Powell Hubble, who lends his name to the iconic Hubble Space Telescope, was one of the leading astronomers of the twentieth century. Born 135 years ago today on 20 November 1889 ...

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

It's 30 years ago to the day that the Hubble telescope was launched - and to celebrate its birthday ... It's still far from retirement. The US space agency (Nasa), which runs the observatory ...

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

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

"We have by and large been ignoring triples in models and simulations — we're just starting to understand how these types of ...

Today the Hubble Space Telescope - affectionately known as ... It's the nearest Hubble gets to having to a birthday present. But this year, there's a second part to the present, because ...

Once described as the most important telescope in history after the original built by Galileo, the Hubble Space Telescope has offered humanity an unrivalled window into the stars around us. But 35 ...

The Hubble Telescope has spotted an unusual spiral galaxy – 76 million light-years away – that resembles an eye ...

New imagery has been released from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, which captured a photo of a spiral galaxy more than 76 million light-years away from Earth. The galaxy known to observers as NGC ...