It was a proposed endeavor to capture an unprecedented "deep field" view of the cosmos, allowing humanity to look back billions of years, near the dawn of time. Though Bahcall believed Hubble ...

The school-bus-sized observatory launched on April 24, 1990 and overcame early setbacks to become one of the most ...

It is a small area of the sky, equivalent to holding a square of one millimeter by one millimeter at arm’s length. But tens ...

Hubble’s 35-year journey showcases humanity’s boldest space achievements, capturing everything from new stars forming to ...

A central portion of the Hubble Deep Field, created from exposures taken in 1995. The Hubble Deep Field covers a piece of sky about 1/13th the diameter of the full moon. | Credit: NASA ...

The variety of targets shows off Hubble's versatility and ability to see not only into deep space, but also into our own solar system. "To have this mission continue to produce top quality science ...

Hubble has revealed that Jupiter’s strong magnetic field makes auroras on the giant planet particularly intense and long-lasting, unlike those on Earth. In July 1994, over 20 fragments of comet ...

Not a single planet had been seen around another star. Among its long list of breakthroughs: Hubble's deep field images unveiled myriad galaxies dating back to the early universe. The telescope ...