This sparkling burst of stars is Messier 75. It is a globular cluster: a spherical…
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 incredible image of the hourglass-shaped Southern Crab Nebula was taken to mark the NASA/ESA…
Most globular clusters are almost perfectly spherical collections of stars — but Messier 62 breaks…
Globular clusters are inherently beautiful objects, but the subject of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope…
Star clusters are commonly featured in cosmic photoshoots and are also well-loved by the keen…
A small asteroid has been caught in the process of spinning so fast it’s throwing…
In 1989, NASA’s Voyager 2 zipped past Neptune—its final planetary target before speeding to the…
This star-studded image shows us a portion of Messier 11, an open star cluster in…
This fuzzy orb of light is a giant elliptical galaxy containing an incredible 200 billion…
This Hubble Picture of the Week shows Messier 28, a globular cluster in the constellation…
In a striking example of multi-mission astronomy, measurements from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and…
Located in the constellation of Hercules, about 230 million light-years away, NGC 6052 is a…
Globular clusters like NGC 2419, visible in this image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space…
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, along with older data from the Voyager 2…
Astronomers call it “the moon that shouldn’t be there.” After several years of analysis, a…
Since Pluto’s demotion from a fully-fledged planet to a dwarf planet, Neptune holds the title…
In this image, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the smoking gun of a…
One of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s many scientific objectives is to study the planets…