The galaxy pictured in this Hubble image has an especially evocative name: the Medusa merger. …
Browsing: Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope is one of the most iconic astronomical observatories ever built, launched into Earth’s orbit in 1990 as a joint project between NASA and the European Space Agency. Orbiting above the distortion of Earth’s atmosphere, Hubble captures breathtakingly detailed images of galaxies, nebulae, star clusters, and distant planets, transforming our understanding of the cosmos. Its observations have revealed the accelerating expansion of the universe, measured the age of the cosmos, and provided deep-field views of galaxies billions of light-years away. Continuously upgraded through space shuttle missions, the Hubble Space Telescope remains a cornerstone of modern astrophysics and a symbol of humanity’s quest to explore the universe.
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the galaxy Messier 86. Despite its…
Many of the best-loved galaxies in the cosmos are remarkably large, close, massive, bright, or…
This image, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, focuses on an object named UGC…
Hubble’s Annual Snapshots Help Astronomers Monitor the Ringed World Saturn is so beautiful that astronomers…
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Afterglow sheds light on the nature, origin of neutron star collisions, as researchers use Hubble…
Just as people of the same age can vary greatly in appearance and shape, so…
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows a dwarf galaxy named UGC 685.…
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows NGC 5307, a planetary nebula that…
The asteroid is likely shedding reddish dust, revealing a fresh, blue surface beneath. Last December,…
This atmospheric Picture of the Week, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows a…
Over thirty years ago, the Infrared Astronomy Satellite discovered that the universe contained many extremely…
Although it looks more like an entity seen through a microscope than a telescope, this…
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals the intricate, detailed beauty of Jupiter’s clouds in this…
How can a planet be “hotter than hot?” The answer is when heavy metals are…
Believe it or not, this long, luminous streak, speckled with bright blisters and pockets of…
Every now and then, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope glimpses a common object — say,…