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Hubble Space Telescope peers into a glittering sea of extragalactic stars (photo)

Behold a fountain of star formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. → Read More

Hubble Space Telescope spies odd pair of galaxies near Big Dipper (photo)

A sea of galactic shapes decorates the background of a new Hubble image. → Read More

Hubble Space Telescope reveals a stunning star cluster (photo)

Hubble snapped a great shot of NGC 376, a loose gathering of stars located outside our Milky Way, in a dwarf galaxy called the Small Magellanic Cloud. → Read More

Faraway blue star cluster shines in Hubble Space Telescope photo

NGC 2031 is located outside the Milky Way, about 150,000 light-years from Earth. → Read More

NASA scientist explains why Venus is Earth's 'evil twin' (video)

At least three missions will go to Venus over the next 10 years. → Read More

Track NASA's space radiation experiment BioSentinel as it flies around the sun

Now you can follow NASA's BioSentinel cubesat as it flies through space. The experiment will investigate the effects of cosmic radiation on cells. → Read More

Hubble Space Telescope delivers holiday sparkle in new image

A new Hubble Space Telescope image displays the quintessential colors of the holiday season: bright blue-white stars shine against dusty swaths shaded red. → Read More

Stunning SpaceX rocket launch lights up predawn sky over Florida (photos)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket produced a vibrant show when it launched in the pre-dawn sky from Florida, at 4:34 a.m. EST (0934 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. → Read More

NASA's new X-59 supersonic plane gets powerful engine for quiet sonic booms

NASA's supersonic plane is now one step closer to its flight demonstration over U.S. communities. → Read More

Stars young and old glitter with 'nebulosity' in Hubble telescope photos

Each of these Hubble Space Telescope images is a unique spectacle, and feature different colors that highlight various pieces of invisible information. → Read More

See Earth from space in stunning video from China's Tiangong space station

Our home planet displays its characteristic blue color as China's completed Tiangong space station, adrift high above the planet, appears in the foreground. → Read More

Hubble Space Telescope spies young stars amid glowing interstellar gas

NASA says these stars are roughly 10 million years old. → Read More

Winter on Mars looks beautiful in this festive NASA video

"We see spider-shaped features, fans, geysers, Dalmatian spots, fried eggs, all kinds of unique objects," NASA says. → Read More

This scorching 'super-Earth' exoplanet is one of the most massive ever discovered

In addition to TOI-1075 b's scorching climate and ultra-short orbit of 14.5 hours, this exoplanet fascinates astronomers because it is one of the most massive of its exoplanet class. → Read More

Newborn twin stars blast out jets of rainbow-colored gas in new Hubble image

A baby star system in the constellation Orion casts out jets of gas at high speeds, which then smacks into surrounding gas and dust to form Herbig-Haro objects. → Read More

Galactic arms comb 'Berenice's Hair' in gorgeous telescope photo

The spiral galaxy in the shot resembles our own Milky Way. → Read More

Milky Way stars photobomb picturesque spiral galaxy in stunning Hubble photo

This galaxy is located 300 million light-years away, but the star to the right is much closer to Earth. → Read More

Dazzling Hubble Space Telescope image shows millions of stars glittering like jewels

Astronomers used the sensitive instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope to study a gargantuan collection of stars. → Read More

Hubble Space Telescope shows 'fan-like spray' of gas and dust surrounding young star

IRAS 05506+2414 is located in the constellation Taurus. → Read More

Spooky shadows emerge against a glittering sea of stars (image)

In a new image from the European Space Observatory (ESO), dense star-making regions produce haunting shadows in space. → Read More