On the night of Oct. 5, 1923, Edwin Hubble observed a strange star that flickered in intensity at regular intervals. The star ...

Over the course of human history, perhaps no single object in the night sky has drawn more attention than the Andromeda ...

According to Hubble’s calculations, the only two spirals visible to the naked eye—the Andromeda Nebula (also known as Messier 31) and the Triangulum Nebula (Messier 33)—were more than 900,000 ...

Physicists predict the universe’s expansion will reverse, ending in a dramatic big crunch about 20 billion years from now.

Hubble captured a breathtaking view of NGC 6000, a spiral galaxy where blue newborn stars shine beside golden, aging ones.

The nearby satellite galaxy M32 can also be seen as a bright ball on the upper edge of Andromeda's disk while the milky ...

Astronomers have long sorted galaxies into types based on their visible structure. Spiral galaxies, like our Milky Way, have ...

Hubble has captured a striking new image of NGC 2775, a galaxy that defies easy classification. Blending features of spirals, ellipticals, and lenticulars, its puzzling structure may be the result of ...

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The Hubble Network team celebrates raising $100 million since its 2021 founding to scale a space-based Bluetooth constellation. Credit: Hubble Network TAMPA, Fla. — Hubble Network has secured $70 ...

Hubble's sharp resolution allows observers to pore over the galaxy's details, showing that it has traits of both spiral and elliptical galaxies. Its core appears unusually smooth and gas-poor, traits ...