Whenever Neptune reaches its closest point in the sky to Earth, its portrait is taken by the Hubble Space Telescope…
When the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft intentionally slammed into asteroid moonlet Dimorphos on September 26, 2022, telescopes around…
A new study describes how astronomers discovered a supermassive black hole that suddenly "switched on" and became
Thanks to a well-placed gravitational lens, a team of astronomers was able to observe a supernova four times!
NASA scientists have combined data from the James Webb and Chandra observatories to create stunning series of images.
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Astronomers recently shared a new image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope of the galaxy NGC 4395. This relatively diffuse…
Saturn’s rings are one of the most well-known features throughout astronomy. While much is known about them, they still make…
Using the Gravitational Lensing technique, astronomers have found evidence of what could be the largest black hole ever detected!
A couple times a year, the Hubble Space Telescope turns its powerful gaze on the giant planets in the outer…