Then, they pieced together a record of the X-ray light produced by a supermassive black hole in the Andromeda galaxy called M31 star or M31*. Their research provides insight into the unique ...

Every big galaxy has a supermassive black hole at its center, but scientists are still trying to fully understand how these ...

From spellbinding images to groundbreaking scientific discoveries, we look back on some of Hubble's most exciting milestones.

The Hubble Space Telescope launched on April 24, 1990, aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-31), and deployed into Earth ...

The largest sample of galaxy groups ever detected has been presented by a team of international astronomers using data from ...

In 1923, Edwin Hubble captured a pulsing star within the Andromeda Galaxy on ... time as we know it breaks down. A black hole devours material from its galaxy, and a border known as the event ...

To mark the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, Space.com looks at some of the most scientifically significant images that have emerged from the observatory's lens.