Glitches have closed Hubble's supersharp eye from time to time over the past 30 years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. For the ...

Trouble with one of the Hubble Space Telescope's three remaining gyroscopes, critical for aiming and locking onto targets, has prompted mission managers to switch to a backup control mode that will ...

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For over three decades, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured stunning images of distant galaxies and stars, allowing astronomers to probe the evolution of the universe and its most mysterious ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Proposed budget reductions for the Hubble Space Telescope would impact research and outreach as well as increase the risk to the observatory, project officials warn. At a town ...

This week’s image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the aftermath of an epic explosion in space caused by the death of a massive star. Some of the most dramatic events in the cosmos are supernovas ...

The Crab Nebula has been one of astronomy’s most scrutinized objects for nearly a millennium, yet Hubble’s first fresh look in almost a quarter century shows it is still capable of surprise. The new ...