This atmospheric image shows a galaxy named Messier 85, captured in all its delicate, hazy…
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 striking image combines data gathered with the Advanced Camera for Surveys, installed on the…
A new study led by Yale University astronomers tells the story of a galaxy that…
This picture showcases a gravitational lensing system called SDSS J0928+2031. Quite a few images of…
This huge ball of stars — around 100 billion in total — is an elliptical…
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the most detailed image yet of a close…
It might appear featureless and unexciting at first glance, but NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observations…
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the smoking gun of a newborn star, the…
While testing a new subsystem on the SPHERE planet-hunting instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope,…
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals an ancient, glimmering ball of stars…
As the brilliant comet 46P/Wirtanen streaked across the sky, NASA telescopes caught it on camera…
This festive NASA Hubble Space Telescope image resembles a holiday wreath made of sparkling lights.…
A new look at Hubble images of galaxies could be a step toward illuminating the…
For three weeks in October, Hubble’s eyes on the Universe closed. On the evening of…
Fishermen would be puzzled if they netted only big and little fish, but few medium-sized…
3C196.1 is a massive elliptical galaxy, the brightest member of a cluster of galaxies about…
This stunning spiral galaxy is Messier 100 in the constellation Coma Berenices, captured here by…
This image, from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), reveals thousands…