Astrophysicists Produce High-Resolution Map of Dark Matter
A team of astrophysicists has produced one of the highest-resolution maps of dark matter to date, offering a detailed case for the existence of cold…
Hubble Space Telescope
ESO Image of the Week – Dawn of a New Era for Supernova 1987A
This composite image shows Supernova 1987A, one of the brightest supernovae detected since the invention of the telescope. Three decades ago, astronomers spotted one of…
Hubble Image of the Week – S0/Sa Galaxy UGC 12591
This newly released Hubble image shows galaxy UGC 12591, which is located roughly 400 million light-years away. This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image showcases the…
3D Model Lets Astronomers Explore Supernova 1987a Like Never Before
By using data from telescopes, astronomers — and the public — can explore SN 1987A like never before. Three decades ago, astronomers spotted one of…
Hubble Telescope Views Massive Galaxy Cluster RX J1347.5–1145
This newly released Hubble image shows one of most massive known galaxy clusters, RX J1347.5–1145. The events surrounding the Big Bang were so cataclysmic that…
Astronomers Discover a Dwarf Star That Contains Life’s Building Blocks
Using the Keck Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers reveal the existence of a white dwarf star whose atmosphere is rich in carbon and…
Hubble Image of the Week – Sidekick or Star of the Show?
This newly released Hubble image shows the patch of space just ‘beneath’ open star cluster NGC 299. This image was captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble…
Hubble Reveals the Massive Remains of a Comet-Like Object Scattered Around a White Dwarf
Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, a team astronomers has found the first evidence of the remains of a comet-like object scattered around a burned-out star….
Hubble Image of the Week – A Spiral in Andromeda
This newly released Hubble image shows barred spiral galaxy NGC 7640, which is located 30 million light-years away. Not to be confused with our neighboring…
New Research Supports Faster Than Expected Expansion of the Universe
A team of astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope and galaxies as giant gravitational lenses to make an independent measurement of how fast the Universe…
Hubble Image of the Week – The Calabash Nebula
This newly released Hubble image shows the Calabash Nebula, which is located 5,000 light-years away. The Calabash Nebula, pictured here — which has the technical…
Hubble Image of the Week – NGC 4861
This newly released Hubble image shows galaxy NGC 4861, which is located 30 million light-years away. The lesser-known constellation of Canes Venatici (The Hunting Dogs),…
Hubble Telescope Views a Slice of Sagittarius
This Hubble image of the week shows part of the sky in the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer). The region is rendered in exquisite detail…
Hubble Detects ‘Exocomets’ Plunging Into Young Star HD 172555
The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered comets plunging into young star HD 172555, which resides 95 light-years from Earth. The exocomets — comets outside our…
Hubble Views Shadow Caused by Possible Planet Encircling TW Hydrae
A team of astronomers view a shadow sweeping around a gas-and-dust disk encircling the young star TW Hydrae. Searching for planets around other stars is…
Hubble Views a Black Hole of Puzzling Lightness
This newly released Hubble image shows spiral galaxy RX J1140.1+0307, which is located one billion light-years away. This image taken with the Advanced Camera for…
When Galaxies Collide – Hubble Views IRAS 14348-1447
This Hubble image of the week shows IRAS 14348-1447, which is located over a billion light-years away. This delicate smudge in deep space is far…
Hubble Views Two Festive-Looking Emission Nebulae
The Hubble Space Telescope captured two festive-looking emission nebulae conjoined so they appear as one. The sheer observing power of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope…