NASA hasn't closed the door on the possibility — and the man in line to be the agency's next chief is a champion of the idea.

The Hubble Space Telescope has been one of NASA's most successful flagship missions, recently celebrating 35 years in space.

It is a small area of the sky, equivalent to holding a square of one millimeter by one millimeter at arm’s length. But tens ...

During its 35 years of orbiting the Earth, the Hubble Space Telescope has transmitted endless streams of magnificent images, confirmed the existence of "dark matter," and helped track a vagabond ...

Thirty-five years ago, in April of 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit aboard the space shuttle Discovery. Since then, NASA reports that Hubble has made “nearly 1.7 million ...

The most famous telescope in history has reached a major milestone -- it's 35 years old. The Hubble Space Telescope launched on a grand scientific adventure to study the cosmos on April 24 ...

The Hubble Space Telescope, an icon of astronomy, was deployed in space 35 years ago and unveiled a new universe to us all. | Credit: NASA John Grunsfeld has a model of the Hubble Space Telescope ...

Check out these star snaps. As the Hubble Space Telescope celebrates the 35th anniversary of its launch into orbit, NASA has released brand new high-definition photos taken with the technological ...