Hubble Space Telescope Investigating a Made-to-Measure Galaxy
This image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the spiral arms of the galaxy NGC 7038 winding languidly across space. Located about 220 million light-years…
This image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the spiral arms of the galaxy NGC 7038 winding languidly across space. Located about 220 million light-years…
The Flame Nebula, also known as NGC 2024, is a large star-forming region in the constellation Orion that is located approximately 1,400 light-years from Earth….
Two of the galaxies in the galactic triplet Arp 248 — also known as Wild’s Triplet — are seen in this image from the NASA/ESA…
What Are Spectrographs and Spectroscopy? Spectroscopy is the general field of study that measures and interprets the electromagnetic spectra that result from the interaction between…
Unexpected Aftermath of First-of-Its-Kind Test Intrigues Astronomers NASA carried out the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), a first-of-its-kind experiment, on September 26, 2022. The pioneering…
The lives of newborn stars are tempestuous, as this stunning image of the Herbig–Haro objects HH 1 and HH 2 from the Hubble Space Telescope…
What Is a Planetary Nebula? A planetary nebula is a region of cosmic gas and dust formed from the cast-off outer layers of a dying…
Terzan 1 is a globular cluster located around 22,000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Scorpius. It is one of 11 globular clusters that…
“We got more than we bargained for by combining data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope!” New data from Webb…
The two spectacular interacting galaxies making up the pair known as Arp-Madore 608-333 seem to float side by side in this stunning image from the…
On Thursday, September 22, NASA and SpaceX signed an unfunded Space Act Agreement to study the feasibility of a SpaceX and Polaris Program idea to…
Researchers confirm the existence of the elusive Magellanic Corona, a protective halo of hot, ionized gas previously known only in theory. For billions of years,…
First Time Webb and Hubble Make Simultaneous Observations of the Same Target Two of NASA’s great observatories had a front-row seat to a groundbreaking NASA…
This spectacular image, by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3, reveals the stately sweeping spiral arms of the spiral galaxy NGC 5495….
Astronomers Discover Rings with Near-Perfect Symmetry in the Cat’s Eye Nebula Researchers have constructed the first computer-generated three-dimensional model of the Cat’s Eye Nebula, revealing…
A bright young star is surrounded by a shroud of thick gas and dust in this stunning image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. To…
In this stunning newly released image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, the galaxy NGC 1961 unfurls its gorgeous spiral arms. Glittering, blue regions of brilliant…
A new image of SNR 0519-69.0 shows the debris of a star that exploded several hundred years ago in Earth’s timeframe. The explosion of a…