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…
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Dark, Dusty Heart: Hubble Captures Swirls of Dust in the Flame Nebula
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….
Hubble Space Telescope Spies Strange Space Oddities
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…
Astronomy & Astrophysics 101: Spectrographs and Spectroscopy
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…
DART Asteroid Impact Aftermath: Hubble Spots Unexpected Twin Tails in “Stunning Surprise”
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…
Hubble Captures Incredible Multiwavelength View of a Turbulent Stellar Nursery
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…
Astronomy & Astrophysics 101: Planetary Nebula
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, Take 2: Hubble Captures a Dazzling Globular Cluster
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…
Webb, Hubble Team Up To Trace Interstellar Dust – “We Got More Than We Bargained For”
“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…
Hubble Captures Spectacular Interacting Galaxies
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…
NASA and SpaceX Investigating Hubble Telescope Orbital Reboost To Add Years to Its Operational Life
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…
Hubble Space Telescope Detects Protective Shield Defending a Pair of Dwarf Galaxies
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,…
Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes Capture Detailed Views of DART Asteroid Impact
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…
Hubble Spies a Spectacular Spiral Galaxy
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….
“Astonishing” – Cat’s Eye Nebula Seen in 3D for the First Time
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…
Hubble Space Telescope: An Enigmatic Astronomical Explosion
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…
Hubble Captures a Spectacular Spiral Dotted With Bright Young Stars
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…
Setting the Clock on a Supernova – Stellar Explosion Just Hundreds of Years Ago in Earth’s Timeframe
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…
