A Star Trek–inspired idea by Miguel Alcubierre kicked off decades of theory and experiments as scientists pursue plausible ...

In 1999, Belgian physicist Chris Van Den Broeck implemented a minor alteration to Alcubierre’s concept by shrinking the ...

Queen guitarist Sir Brian May's latest book explores the history, mystery and evolution of galaxies in a way never tried ...

Hubble’s striking view of NGC 4571 reveals a glittering spiral galaxy alive with newborn stars and glowing pink nebulae.

On Nov. 20, 1889, Edwin Hubble was born in Marshfield, Missouri. His 1923 observations of the Andromeda Galaxy and a Cepheid ...

Astronomers know that mergers play a huge role in galaxy growth. Right now, the Milky Way is slowly consuming the Large and ...

The newly released Andromeda image represents a decade of careful tracking and uninterrupted observation. Scientists expected a crisp portrait of the neighboring galaxy, but the final scan revealed ...

Centuries before other galaxies were known to exist, astronomers called them “spiral nebulas.” Today the defunct term still ...

Brecher's image reveals spectacular detail in the spiral arms of the 14,000- light-year wide galaxy, where dense dust lanes ...

One reason for its renown is its fortunate overhead position each autumn. Probably another attraction is its mellifluous title. The galaxy M87 is bigger while Centaurus A is more mysterious. But none ...

A century ago, a star in Andromeda named V1 launched a revolution in astronomy, revealing its true immensity and the origin ...

It's been 35 years since Hubble came online, so in honor of the intrepid telescope's 35th anniversary, we've put together this gallery of our favorite Hubble images. The Hubble Space Telescope was ...