Exoplanet Found by Hubble Resembles Reputed “Planet Nine” in Our Solar System
Astronomers confirm bound orbit for planet far from its star, showing that far-flung planets exist. Astronomers are still searching for a hypothetical “Planet Nine” in…
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Hubble Captures Breathtaking View of the “Fireworks Galaxy”
The galaxy NGC 6946 is nothing short of spectacular. In the last century alone, NGC 6946 has experienced 10 observed supernovae, earning its nickname as…
Supermassive Black Hole’s Dust Ring May Be Casting Shadows From Heart of a Galaxy
Some of the most stunning views of our sky occur at sunset, when sunlight pierces the clouds, creating a mixture of bright and dark rays…
Quasars Rip Across Galaxies Like Tsunamis – The Most Energetic Outflows Ever Witnessed in the Universe
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…
Chaos Swirls at the Heart of the Orion Nebula
Gaseous swirls of hydrogen, sulfur, and hydrocarbons cradle a collection of infant stars in this composite image of the Orion Nebula, as seen by the Hubble Space…
“Unprecedented” – Unusual Planetary Nebula Fades Mere Decades After It Arrived
Stars are rather patient. They can live for billions of years, and they typically make slow transitions — sometimes over many millions of years —…
Hubble Spots a Bright Bar of Light – What Is It?
The magnificent central bar of NGC 2217 (also known as AM 0619-271) shines bright in the constellation of Canis Major (The Greater Dog), in this…
Faint Remnant Threads: Hubble Captures an Unusual Lenticular Galaxy
This unusual lenticular galaxy, known as NGC 1947, has lost almost all the gas and dust from its signature spiral arms, which used to orbit…
Hubble Space Telescope Releases Images of 30 Celestial Gems For 30th Anniversary
The Hubble Space Telescope turned 30 this year, and for the occasion, it’s sharing a present with you. NASA has just released dozens of newly…
The Outer Planets: Hubble Space Telescopes’s Continuing Legacy [Video]
What is OPAL? OPAL (Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy) is a project to obtain long time baseline observations of the outer planets in order to understand…
Astronomers Puzzled by Dark Storm’s U-Turn on Neptune, Appearance of New Dark Spot
This video is a full-globe map of the distant planet Neptune, created from Hubble Space Telescope data taken January 7-8, 2020. The movie reveals Neptune’s…
Rings of Relativity: A Truly Strange and Very Rare Phenomenon
The narrow galaxy elegantly curving around its spherical companion in this image is a fantastic example of a truly strange and very rare phenomenon. This…
Hubble Discovers a Strange Exoplanet That Resembles the Long-Sought “Planet Nine”
The 11-Jupiter-mass exoplanet called HD106906 b occupies an unlikely orbit around a double star 336 light-years away and it may be offering clues to something…
New Clue to “Planet Nine” – Hubble Pins Down Weird Exoplanet With Far-Flung Orbit
Finding suggests that the long-sought Planet Nine—if it does exist—could have formed very early. Though every planet in our solar system has been visited by…
Ethereal Orange Glow Radiates From Heart of Stellar Forge
An orange glow radiates from the center of NGC 1792, the heart of this stellar forge. Captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, this intimate…
Hubble Captures Unprecedented Fading of Stingray Nebula – “This Is Very, Very Dramatic, and Very Weird”
Images Spanning 20 Years Reveal Disappearing Nebula Great things take time. This is true when it comes to many processes in the universe. For example,…
Hubble Space Telescope Captures a Vast Cosmic Wonderland
This large expanse of space captured with the Hubble Space Telescope features the galaxy SDSSJ225506.80+005839.9. Unlike many other extravagant galaxies and stunning nebulae imaged by…
Hubble Voyage of Discovery: Opening Our Eyes to the Grandeur and Mystery of Space [Video]
The Hubble Space Telescope has transformed our understanding of the universe, its view from orbit unleashing a flood of cosmic discoveries that have changed astronomy…