The space telescope has left a legacy of gorgeous astronomical images that have inspired a generation of star-gazers. This latest one is no different, showing a rebirth of star formation in an old elliptical galaxy.
By focusing a giant cosmic lens on the distant galaxy cluster known as Abell 1689, astronomers have used the Hubble Space Telescope to create the most detailed maps of dark matter ever constructed.
More than halfway through its 10-year, 3-billion-mile journey to Pluto, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is being roused from hibernation this week to relay tracking information back to Earth.
The debris cloud of asteroid P/2010 A2 after it smashed into a smaller space rock is expanding slower than expected, pushing estimates of the collision having occurred back in early 2009.
Spectacular pillars of cold hydrogen and dust found in the Carina Nebula create a stunning photo.
The space telescope has imaged a dying star's pre-planetary nebula pinwheel spiral. Although a rare and beautiful sight, there are others out there.
Astronomers have found that some old galaxies are getting a new burst of star formation in rings beyond the extent of the visible light from the galaxy.
We've seen their dazzling beauty, but what exactly is going on in this technicolor picture of the Antennae Galaxies?
An urban legend has developed over the years that the colors in modern astronomical photos are made up in a paint-by-numbers game by publicity-hungry astronomers.
An extrasolar planet nearly as big as Jupiter is circling so close to its parent star that its atmosphere is being baked off into space, creating a comet-like tail.
