Washington, Nov 21 : Astronomers, using NASA's Hubble space telescope, have resolved a long standing puzzle about why a small, nearby, isolated galaxy is pumping out new stars faster than any galaxy in our local neighborhood. Now, the Hubble has ...

21 Nov 2008

Introduction The Full Story Release Images Fast Facts Related Links This image taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope showcases the brilliant core of one of the most active galaxies in our local neighborhood. The entire core is 5,000 light-years wide ...

19 Nov 2008

The Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit in 1990, by the Space Shuttle Discovery. It was named after the famous American astronomer Edwin Hubble. Hubble is currently one of the largest space telescopes in orbit, and it has been “employed ...

14 Nov 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth seems to have its first fuzzy photos of alien planets outside our solar system, images captured by two teams of astronomers. ( Click here to see the slideshow ).The pictures show four likely planets that appear as specks of ...

14 Nov 2008

The Hubble space telescope has captured the first visible-light image of an exoplanet orbiting a star - a body no greater than three Jupiter masses, gravitationally-bound to Fomalhaut in the constellation Piscis Australis. Dubbed Fomalhaut b, the ...

14 Nov 2008

BOULDER, Colo.—Astronauts preparing for a repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope plan to visit Ball Aerospace today. The Boulder company built two instruments that the astronauts will install on the telescope. The astronauts have some time on ...

14 Nov 2008