Scientists are testing a novel way to measure cosmic expansion using time delays in gravitationally lensed quasars. Their ...
Origins -- Spaceship Hubble -- Hubble vision -- Planets -- Stars & nebulae -- Galaxies -- Black holes -- The dark cosmos -- Optical illusions -- Hubble's future ...
For humans, the most important star in the universe is our sun. The second-most important star is nestled inside the Andromeda galaxy. Don't go looking for it—the flickering star is 2.2 million ...
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What is Hubble and how does it work?

The Hubble Space Telescope has been quietly orbiting Earth for decades, but it’s still one of the most valuable tools […] ...
If space-based telescopes could tipple, they probably wouldn’t need to–not with images like the one above on tap. NASA’s celebrating the Hubble Space Telescope’s 21st birthday (hey, it’s legal!) with ...