The Hubble observatory detected cooler material ... using small telescopes thought they looked like planets. The Cat's Eye Nebula, about 3,000 light years from Earth, formed about 1,000 years ...

Exactly 35 years ago this week, the Hubble Space Telescope was released from the Space Shuttle Discovery cargo hatch. Four ...

ESA/Hubble & NASA, K. Noll The gorgeous Eagle Nebula is one of the most iconic objects in the cosmos, known affectionately as the Pillars of Creation. One of the most famous images ever taken by ...

Hubble Telescope image of the Horsehead Nebula ... Often, these fine features are only visible through larger telescopes. The Cat's Eye Nebula, a planetary nebula formally known as NGC 6543.

As scientists and space enthusiasts commemorate the Hubble Space Telescope's 35 years in orbit, the mission team joined in by ...

"As enormous as this dusty pillar is, it's just one small piece of the greater Eagle Nebula." A breathtaking new image of the famous Eagle Nebula captures a towering pillar of gas and dust ...

ESA/Hubble is continuing the celebrations with a new view of the Eagle Nebula. This vast stellar nursery displays a towering spire of cosmic gas and dust that incorporates new data processing ...

When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats ... and dust give the nebula its unique look. All this beauty traces to the tumultuous death of its central star. Hubble's look at ...

The Hubble Telescope turns 30 on Friday, marking three decades of space exploration and scientific discoveries. To celebrate, NASA has collected some of the most iconic, stunning images the bus ...

"As enormous as this dusty pillar is, it's just one small piece of the greater Eagle Nebula." The recent Hubble image was created using new data processing techniques developed since Hubble last ...