NGC 2775 has features of both spiral and elliptical galaxies. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers have long sorted galaxies into types based on their visible structure.

While it may appear as just another spiral galaxy among billions in the universe, this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals a galaxy with plenty to study. The galaxy, NGC 7456, is located over 51 million light-years away in the ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has provided some of the most beautiful visuals of the cosmos over the years, and this year was no different.

In 1990, a new eye into the cosmos launched from Kennedy Space Center. Hubble, a revolutionary new telescope, would soon bring a level of clarity and wonder to scientists and citizens alike. Hovering above our atmosphere like a robotic protector, Hubble ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A dramatic rise in the number of internet satellites orbiting Earth could make it impossible for the Hubble Space ...

Hubble’s latest image of NGC 2835 reveals dazzling pink nebulae glowing in H-alpha light, exposing both newborn stars and remnants of dying ones. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Chandar, J. Lee and the PHANGS-HST team Today's NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week offers a closeup of a nearby spiral galaxy.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the best picture yet of a high-speed comet visiting our solar system from another star. NASA and the European Space Agency released the latest photos Thursday. Discovered last month by a ...

The Hubble Space Telescope is one of the most famous scientific instruments that has ever existed. It’s given the world an unfathomable amount of data and allowed for never-before-imagined exploration of the universe we call home. And on top of that it ...

This is a Hubble Space Telescope image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Hubble photographed the comet on July 21, 2025, when the comet was 277 million miles from Earth. Hubble shows that the comet has a teardrop-shaped cocoon of dust coming off its ...

With 2025 nearly in the books, let’s revisit some of the highlights of the year in space, from astronomy to spaceflight. Sign up for Today in Science, a free daily newsletter from Scientific American and join a community of science-loving readers.

Hubble’s latest view of N159 captures newborn stars igniting, glowing, and blasting bubbles into a vast cosmic nursery.