Thirty-five years ago today a revolutionary new era of astronomy began when the Hubble Space Telescope, tucked onboard the space shuttle Discovery, blasted off Earth into history. The next day a ...

In 1974, the project’s Science Working Group recommended that the telescope be required to resolve details at least one-tenth ...

NASA announced Thursday that space shuttle Atlantis’ STS-125 mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope is targeted to launch May 12, 2009. NASA delayed the final servicing mission to Hubble in ...

An expert in space and environmental durability of spacecraft materials, de Groh remembers a fleeting mood of disappointment, quickly followed by marching orders from NASA to help find solutions for ...

KOUROU, French Guiana - The James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble’s bigger, more powerful successor, is scheduled for liftoff on Christmas morning from the coast of South America. It will be the largest ...

* Shuttle moved to Florida launch pad for May 12 liftoff * Atlantis set for Hubble telescope's last service mission * A rescue shuttle will be on standby By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 31 ...

Due to the significant Hubble Space Telescope malfunction that occurred over the weekend affecting the storage and transmittal of science data to Earth, NASA will evaluate the investigation results ...

Mark Carreau covered NASA for the Houston Chronicle for more than 20 years. He started on the day the Challenger exploded - the editor told everyone on the metro desk to write a NASA story - and he ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle that will carry NASA's last crew to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope was moved to its Florida launch pad on Tuesday in preparation for liftoff ...

As a huge Superman fan, I have long wanted to own Action Comics No. 419, the issue published in 1972 with an iconic cover showing the Man of Steel hurtling into the sky, seeming to fly right off the ...

HOUSTON – NASA managers officially are targeting Sept. 10, 2008, for the launch of the fifth and final space shuttle servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. During the 11-day flight, Atlantis ...