Hubble Hooks a Magnificent One-Arm Barred Spiral Galaxy
NGC 4618 was discovered on April 9, 1787, by the German-British astronomer William Herschel, who also discovered Uranus in 1781. Only a year before discovering…
NGC 4618 was discovered on April 9, 1787, by the German-British astronomer William Herschel, who also discovered Uranus in 1781. Only a year before discovering…
Using the unique capabilities of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers led by Virginia Tech’s Nahum Arav has discovered the most energetic outflows…
Using the unique capabilities of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has discovered the most energetic outflows ever witnessed in the universe. They…
This picture taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows the galaxy NGC 4237. Located about 60 million light-years from Earth in the constellation of…
The subject of this Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week, a spiral galaxy named NGC 1589, was once the scene of a violent bout…
The barred spiral galaxy NGC 3887, seen here as viewed by the Wide Field Camera 3 aboard the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, lies over 60 …
The Operations People Behind the Space Telescope’s 30 Years of Breakthrough Science are Honored by the National Air & Space Museum Through its 30 years…
This image of an archetypal spiral galaxy was captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The subject of this image is known as NGC 691,…
This Hubble image shows two galaxies locked in a fateful embrace. Caldwell 60 (NGC 4038) and Caldwell 61 (NGC 4039) are known as the Ringtail…
Surprising new data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope suggests the smooth, settled “brim” of the Sombrero galaxy’s disk may be concealing a turbulent past. Hubble’s…
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is no stranger to spiral galaxies. The telescope has brought us some of the most beautiful images ever taken of…
The spiral galaxy NGC 2008 sits center stage, its ghostly spiral arms spreading out towards us, in this image captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space…
This eye-catching galaxy is known as NGC 5364. Unmistakably a spiral, NGC 5364 is also something known as a grand design spiral galaxy — a…
The galaxy depicted in this Hubble Picture of the Week is a barred spiral known as NGC 7541, seen here as viewed by the NASA/ESA…
Hubble welcomes the Year of the Rat with a view of its own favorite rodents, NGC 4676A and B, and highlights the planetary origins of…
This peculiar galaxy, beautifully streaked with tendrils of reddish dust, is captured here in wonderful detail by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The galaxy is…
Orange Dwarf Stars Most Likely to Host Planets To date astronomers have discovered over 4,000 planets orbiting other stars. Statistically, there should be over 100…
New Hubble Measurement Strengthens Discrepancy in Universe’s Expansion Rate People use the phrase “Holy Cow” to express excitement. Playing with that phrase, researchers from an…