An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new giant exoplanet around an M-dwarf star (GEMS). The ...

As the Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 35 years in space, here's what to know about the ambitious instrument.

This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope being launched into orbit by the space shuttle Discovery, ...

After various setbacks — including the Challenger disaster in 1986 — the Hubble Telescope was taken into space on April 24, 1990, on the shuttle Discovery. The next day, it was placed into Earth's ...

Without question, the Hubble Space Telescope is a marvel of technology ... those caused by the Challenger disaster, the space shuttle Discovery finally launched the Hubble on April 24, 1990.

On April 24, 1990, the space shuttle Discovery roared into the sky with Hubble folded inside its cargo bay. A NASA commentator called the telescope “a new window on the universe,” raising expectations ...

The Hubble Space Telescope as seen from the Space Shuttle Discovery in December 1999. Credit: NASA In the summer of 1995, Robert Williams, then director of the Space Telescope Science Institute ...

Dr. Patrick Durrell is part of an international team of astronomers who used the Hubble Space Telescope to capture a rare discovery. For decades, Dr. Durrell has been asking himself the question ...

The Hubble Space Telescope was launched by the space shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990. Avoiding distortions of the atmosphere, Hubble has an unobstructed view peering to planets, stars, and ...