Astronomers Discover Four Galaxy Clusters 10 Billion Light Years Away
By combining data from the Planck and Herschel satellites, astronomers have discovered four galaxy clusters some 10 billion light-years from Earth. An international team of…
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New Hubble Image Resembles Modern Art
This newly released Hubble image looks like something you would see at an art gallery, but the picture of brightly colored stellar streaks was…
Herschel Detects Water Vapor on Dwarf Planet Ceres
Using the Herschel Space Observatory, researchers have definitively detected water vapor on the dwarf planet Ceres, marking the first time water vapor has been unequivocally…
ESA/ESO Collaboration Successfully Tracks Its First Near-Earth Object
The new collaboration between ESA and ESO has successfully tracked its first potentially threatening Near-Earth Object. The first Near-Earth Object (NEO) recovery campaign has been…
New Hubble Image of Spiral Galaxy Messier 83
Released at the 223rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society, this new Hubble image shows the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy. This new Hubble image shows the…
New Fly-Through Video of the Ancient Flood Plain Kasei Valles
The European Space Agency has released a new five-minute fly-through movie of the ancient flood plain Kasei Valles based on the 67-image mosaic from Mars…
Hubble Views Spiral Galaxy M83
Hubble views spiral galaxy M83, which is located 15 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. A photogenic and favorite target for amateur astronomers, the…
Astronomers Find the First Evidence of a Noble-Gas Based Molecule in Space
Using data from ESA’s Herschel Space Observatory, astronomers have found the first evidence of a noble-gas based molecule in space – a compound of argon…
Hubble Views Irregular Galaxy 149-3
In this image, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope views irregular galaxy ESO 149-3 and other more distant galaxies. This sprinkling of cosmic glitter makes up the…
Hubble Views Spiral Galaxy NGC 4921
This new Hubble image shows spiral galaxy NGC 4921. How far away is spiral galaxy NGC 4921? Although presently estimated to be about 310…
Hubble Views ESO 149-3
In this newly released image the Hubble Space Telescope views galaxy ESO 149-3. This sprinkling of cosmic glitter makes up the galaxy known as ESO…
New Hubble Image of Quasar 3C 273
This newly released Hubble image shows quasar 3C 273, which resides in a giant elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. This image from…
The Latest Hubblecast Video: What has Hubble Learned from Star Clusters?
The latest Hubblecast video details how the Hubble Space Telescope has studied and imaged amazing objects like globular cluster Messier 15. Hubblecast 69: What has…
New Hubble Image of One of the Oldest Known Globular Clusters
This newly released Hubble image shows star cluster Messier 15, which is one of the oldest known globular clusters and is located roughly 35,000 light-years…
Hubble Views Stellar Explosions in NGC 6984
In this new image, the Hubble Space Telescope views spiral galaxy NGC 6984 and supernova SN 2013ek. Supernovae are intensely bright objects. They are…
Hubble Captures the Best Ever Image of the Antennae Galaxies
This newly released Hubble image shows the Antennae Galaxies, also known as NGC 4038 and NGC 4039. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has snapped the…
New Cassini Image of Saturn’s Rings and Moons
This new image from the Cassini spacecraft shows Saturn’s rings and five of its moons. Five moons pose for the international Cassini spacecraft to create…
ESA’s Gaia Spacecraft Ready to Create a 3D Map of the Milky Way Galaxy
Set to launch on November 20th, ESA’s Gaia spacecraft will create a highly accurate 3D map of the Milky Way Galaxy by repeatedly observing a…