As the brilliant comet 46P/Wirtanen streaked across the sky, NASA telescopes caught it on camera…
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 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…
Gazing across 300 million light-years into a monstrous city of galaxies, astronomers have used NASA’s…
This dark, tangled web is an object named SNR 0454-67.2. It formed in a very…
Star clusters are common structures throughout the Universe, each made up of hundreds of thousands…
At first glance, a bright blue crescent immediately jumps out of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space…
This captivating image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 shows a…
Shadows on Earth can be mysterious and foreboding, but when they occur in space, they…
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope doesn’t usually get much assistance from its celestial subjects —…
Powerful gushers of energy from seething stars can sculpt eerie-looking figures with long, flowing veils…
This Picture of the Week shows the unbarred spiral galaxy NGC 5033, located about 40…
This glittering ball of stars is the globular cluster NGC 1898, which lies toward the…