A coronal mass ejection on another star has been witnessed in its entirety for the first time, revealing that when these ...

A telescope meant to peer into distant galaxies revealed mysteries much closer to home. Hubble’s gaze uncovered new moons, ...

On April 24, 1990, all 24,000 pounds of the Hubble Space Telescope were tucked away inside the Discovery space shuttle when it launched into space. Thirty-five years later, NASA says Hubble has proven ...

Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope combine to reveal an otherworldly view of ...

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

BALTIMORE -- The Hubble Space Telescope has found methane in the atmosphere of a distant planet -- the same planet where water was found last year. Such discoveries could aid efforts to find life on ...

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered a fourth moon orbiting Pluto. Pluto - for the record - is still classified as a dwarf planet. Astronomer Larry Wasserman of Lowell ...

The Hubble Space Telescope's evidence of an "intermediate-sized" black hole about 6000 light-years away in the closest ...

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have for the first time directly detected the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system. The unique observation shows it may be possible to find ...

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When evaluating possible planets out of the thousands out there, explained Prof. Bean, scientists look for liquid water as a main guiding principle. “All life on Earth needs liquid water, no matter ...