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Hubble Telescope sees a bright 'snowball' of stars in the Milky Way's neighbor (image)
By Robert Lea published
The space telescope imaged a globular cluster located in the Milky Way satellite galaxy named the Large Magellanic Cloud, ensuring a starry white Christmas for space fans.

30 years ago, astronauts saved the Hubble Space Telescope
By Keith Cooper published
Launched with faulty vision, the Hubble Space Telescope and NASA were a laughing stock – until seven astronauts performed a series of daring spacewalks to fix it.

New Hubble Telescope image shows mysterious spokes on Saturn's rings
By Stefanie Waldek published
Scientists have no idea what the spokes are.

Hubble Telescope gifts us a dazzling starry 'snow globe' just in time for the holidays
By Stefanie Waldek published
The snow globe–esque image was created with Hubble data from 2006 to 2021.

Hubble Telescope captures a galaxy's 'forbidden' light in stunning new image
By Samantha Mathewson published
The "forbidden" light of the spiral galaxy MCG-01-24-014 is captured in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope, suggesting the galaxy contradicts common rules of quantum physics.

Hubble Space Telescope zooms in on member of galactic quartet (image)
By Samantha Mathewson published
The Hubble Space Telescope photographed NGC 2814, an irregular galaxy that belongs to a group of four "late-type galaxies" collectively called Holmberg 124.

Hubble Telescope resumes science operations after gyroscope glitch
By Monisha Ravisetti last updated
The Hubble Space Telescope has exited safe mode after a gyroscope glitch, NASA says, and should resume its regular science operations sometime in January.

After Hubble: This Canadian telescope could fill coming 'ultraviolet gap'
By Elizabeth Howell published
The Canadian CASTOR telescope team wants to launch in 2029 to bring fresh ultraviolet eyes to the sky, like Hubble. But it needs funding from Canada's Parliament.
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