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Scientists watched a 'reappearing supernova' explode 5 times in a row — and it could help reveal how fast the universe is expanding

After showing up five times in Hubble images, a 'reappearing supernova' is helping scientists solve one of astronomy's biggest mysteries.

LiveScience

Private servicing mission could extend life of NASA's Chandra space telescope

As space companies target possible servicing missions to the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes, the long-running Chandra observatory is also on the list for a tune-up.

Space

New private plan to rescue Hubble Space Telescope may also target space junk

A second consortium has plans to possibly boost the Hubble Space Telescope and extend its science mission, after SpaceX raised the idea in 2022.

Space

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Astronomers Use a Powerful Supernova to Potentially Solve a 60-Year-Old Question

The Hubble Constant guides the expansion of the universe, but we don't have a precise measurement of it — but a supernova may have paved the way to a solution.

Inverse

How fast is the universe expanding? New supernova data could help nail it down

A warp in the fabric of space and time that acted like a giant magnifying glass may help solve a celestial mystery about the rate of the universe's expansion.

Space

Hubble Telescope gazes into the heart of a monstrous galaxy cluster (photo)

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope gazes into the lair of a cosmic leviathan, a monstrous cluster of galaxies located nine billion light-years away in the constellation Draco.

Space

Hubble telescope spies 'peek-a-boo' exoplanets amid star's tilted dust rings

Astronomers are watching a shadow sweep across the face of a vast disc of planet-birthing gas and dust surrounding the star TW Hydrae.

Space

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Look! New Hubble Image Shows Galaxies in a Gravitational Dance

Someday, these two galaxies may merge, and two supermassive black holes will become one.

Inverse

Hubble Telescope celebrates 33rd anniversary with gorgeous photo of nearby stellar nursery

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a nearby stellar nursery called NGC 1333. Bright stars shine through clouds of dust and gas, showcasing the chaotic nature of star formation.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope eyes Hubble Ultra Deep Field in stunning detail (photo)

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope looked at the same distant patch of sky that Hubble did, revealing yet more detail in the famous Ultra Deep Field.

Space

Look! Webb Recaptures a Famous Hubble Image in Incredible New Detail

The Hubble Ultra Deep Field was first imaged in the early 2000s. Now, JWST set its sights back on the target to find new hints of galactic evolution.

Inverse

NASA discovers ultra-rare 'double quasar' about to collide into an unbelievably massive black hole

A rare double quasar system 10 billion light-years away could help astronomers uncover the secrets of the early universe.

LiveScience

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will 'rewind' the universe. Here's how

A new simulation showing millions of galaxies demonstrates how the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope will turn back the clock for astronomers and help them investigate lingering cosmic mysteries.

Space

How are Hubble Space Telescope images made?

How does the Hubble Space Telescope view the universe, and how are its images translated to a form we can understand?

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Runaway supermassive black hole is hurtling through space followed by tail of infant stars (video)

The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a runaway supermassive black hole racing through space followed by a tail of infant stars 200,000 light-years long.

Space

Hubble Telescope eyes aftermath of supernova in distant galaxy (video)

The Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a stunning image of a distant galaxy while on a quick break from its usual observations.

Space

Hubble telescope spies mysterious celestial object that defies classification

The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged celestial object Z-229-15, which is simultaneously classified as a Seyfert galaxy, an active galactic nucleus (AGN), and a quasar.

Space

Uranus grows a smoggy cap while Jupiter's Red Spot keeps shrinking, Hubble telescope reveals (photos)

New images of Uranus and Jupiter taken by the Hubble Space Telescopes reveal slow weather changes on these giant, distant planets.

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Hubble telescope captures galactic jellyfish with bright tendrils of star formation (photo)

A distant spiral galaxy boasts bright streams of star-forming gas dripping from its central disk like tentacles of a jellyfish in a new Hubble Space Telescope photo.

Space

Stunning Hubble telescope photo reveals star-studded M55 cluster

A distant cluster sparkles with ancient stars in a gorgeous new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.

Inverse

15 Years Ago, Astronomers Made a Breakthrough in the Hunt for Life

Detecting methane on a distant exoplanet paved the way for the hunt for organic chemistry in the cosmos.

Inverse

Look! New Hubble Image Captures a Muddled Mess of a Galaxy

UGCA 307 doesn't have an organized structure, but the Hubble image shows that it can still form new stars, in its own messy way.

Inverse

Starlink is Already Causing Hubble Headaches — and the Problem Could Get Worse

A new study found that 3-in-50 Hubble shots have a satellite photobombing them — and that number will only go up as more satellites are launched.

Daily Mirror

Moment NASA spacecraft is smashed by asteroid at 13,000mph sending rocks into outer space

On September 26, NASA deliberately manoeuvred its DART spacecraft, directing it to smash into the Dimorphos asteroid at an incredible speed of 13,000 miles per hour - leading to 1,000 tons of dust and rock blasting off the rock

Inverse

Dark Energy Bubbles Could Explain Why The Universe Is Expanding So Fast

Physicists propose that if dark energy formed bubbles in the dark plasma of the early universe, it could solve one of the biggest mysteries in modern physics.

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