Hubble space telescope
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Luminous beauty of Jupiter's auroras revealed by Hubble telescopeHuge non-stop lightshow dwarfs the Earth’s transient polar displays, say Nasa scientists, as they carry out project to observe effects of solars winds
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Stunning Hubble Bubble Nebula image marks telescope's 26th birthdayThe space telescope celebrates its anniversary on 24 April; this spectacular image of a cloud of gas and dust 8,000 light years away celebrates the occasion
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India to launch country's first space observatoryAstroSat may be 10 times smaller than Hubble but will be first space telescope launched by a developing country
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Eric Whitacre’s BBC Prom music inspired by Hubble Space TelescopeAmerican composer Eric Whitacre takes his inspiration from the Hubble Space Telescope’s Deep Field image for a premiere at the BBC Proms
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To Mars and boldly beyond: space missions to look out forA new world of space exploration is unfolding over the next few years, from the ExoMars robot drilling to asteroid exploration, the ESA’s mission to Jupiter’s icy moons and the Solar Orbiter
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Pluto comes in to focus: a history of the dwarf planet – in picturesAs Nasa releases New Horizons’ latest photographs of Pluto, we take a look at images of the planet over the years – from its discovery in 1930 to the present day
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Why your smartphone takes better photographs than the Hubble space telescopeGiven that we’re living in a golden age for space photography, it’s surprising how antiquated the hardware responsible is…
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The cosmic bucket list: 11 things to see in the universe before it dies (in 22bn years)With the ‘big rip’ bearing down on us, let’s get out there and catch the must-see sights of a slowly dying universe
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Pluto's moons tumble in orbit, Hubble measurements revealAnalysis of ten years of data from the space telescope has revealed the unusual trajectories, and also suggests Pluto might in fact be a binary dwarf planet
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Hubble at 25: postcards from the edge ... of spaceTo celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Hubble telescope’s mission, the Open University has imagined six ‘Postcards from Space’, using some of the Hubble’s breathtaking imagery. Wish you were here!
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The gift of the gab – podcast
The team look at what makes some people brilliant public speakers, and others lost for words
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Hubble at 25: the space telescope's timeline - in picturesThe Hubble space telescope was launched into space aboard the shuttle Discovery on the 24th of April 1990. Its 25 year mission has seen dramatic highs and lows, during which it has captured some of the most iconic images of space ever taken
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The Hubble space telescope: 'It's a terrific comeback story'It’s 25 years since a shuttle first put the giant space telescope into orbit, but the project initially seemed doomed to fail. How did Nasa’s team turn things around, going on to capture over a million stunning images of deep space?
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Hubble at 25: the wonder of the universe laid bareThe Hubble telescope, launched 25 years ago next month, is unrivalled in its breathtaking and compelling visions of the cosmos
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Hubble at 25: the cosmos at its most breathtaking – in picturesThe Hubble telescope was launched in April 1990. Ever since, it has been providing astronomers with breathtaking images of the cosmos
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Formation-flying satellites link up to create giant virtual telescope in orbitEuropean Space Agency’s Proba-3 project to unlock mysteries of the sun, using small precision spacecraft, could be used to study distant stars and planets in search for evidence of alien life
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Why methane on Mars has reignited our quest for life on other planetsQuantities of this gas on the red planet are measly, but Curiosity’s rover analysis could lead astrobiologists to distant worlds and watery moons
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A spacewalk selfie, the Giant Squid Nebula and an origami solar array – in pictures
A month in space A spacewalk selfie, the Giant Squid Nebula and an origami solar array – in pictures
This month’s roundup of the best space-related imagery in the known universe includes a dramatic solar flare, a cosmonaut’s selfie and an improbable marriage between technology and the ancient Japanese art of paper-folding
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A cosmic tadpole, Jupiter's shrinking spot and Nasa's flying saucer – in picturesIn this month's roundup of the best space imagery, a giant storm is waning on Jupiter, Nasa prepares its Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator, and a galaxy cluster known as 'the fat one' lives up to its name
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A cosmic plughole, echoes from the big bang and the most peaceful place on Earth – in picturesThis month's roundup of stunning space imagery includes a black hole spinning at half the speed of light, evidence of primordial gravitational waves, and a spiky chamber that excludes all radio, TV and cellphone signals
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Kidnapped stars, Martian frost and the Rotten Egg Nebula – in picturesThis month's roundup of the best space-related imagery in the known universe includes a supernova, a cluster of stars kidnapped from a neighbouring galaxy by the Milky Way, an eggy nebula and bizarre carbon dioxide frost on Mars
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Rosetta the comet chaser awakes, a cosmic Catherine wheel and the Hand of God – in pictures
This month's roundup of space-related imagery features the wake-up signal from a hibernating spacecraft, the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy and a nebula powered by a dead, spinning star
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Top 10 science and tech books for January: Nazis, noises and cosmic sights
Start the new year by improving your knowledge of life, physics and the universe
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Space 2013: a year in the life of the universe - in pictures
From powerful solar flares erupting on the surface of the Sun, to spectacular storms on Saturn, exquisite new pictures of distant galaxies, and the infamous Chelyabinsk meteor that streaked across Russia, Robin McKie charts the course of a year in the life of the cosmos in a series of spectacular pictures
Universe is expanding up to 9% faster than we thought, say scientists