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Dr. Marcia Rieke, principal investigator for the Near-Infrared Camera on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is the Astronomical Society of the Pacific’s (ASP)

Regents Professors Marcia and George Rieke and UArizona alumna Jane Rigby were recognized for their accomplishments in astronomy and key contributions to the James Webb Space Telescope.

We never cease to be in awe of the stunning images of space taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. (Photo : ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Cohen)This scintillating image showcases the globular cluster NGC 6540 in the constellation Sagittarius, which was captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 and Advanced Camera for Surveys.

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope was used by a celestial workhorse and its dedicated group of astronomers to peek into an astronomical enigma in search of clues.

The first ever look at a baby gas giant in its earliest stages provides evidence for a long-debated alternative theory of how Jupiter-like planets form.

In what is possibly the first direct evidence of a planet forming during an "intense and violent" breakup of a disk of swirling gas and dust, a nascent gas giant was spotted a long distance from its host star. A team of astronomers at the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory contributed crucial data to the study, which is published in the April 4 issue of Nature

The James Webb Space Telescope will revolutionize our understanding of the universe. From observations of the earliest stars and galaxies to unprecedented insights into the chemistry of exoplanets, asteroids and comets, there is a lot that astronomers expect from this grand observatory.

Hubble is now operating with all four active instruments for the first time since late October, said NASA, which is planning to launch its successor from Kourou, French Guiana this month.

Mission specialists continue to troubleshoot an issue with the Hubble Space Telescope that caused it to enter into a protective safe mode late last

NASA has turned on an instrument that has not been powered on in over a decade to help get the Hubble Space Telescope out of safe mode, the agency said in an update.