Hubble Reveals Universe Is Expanding Faster Than Expected
Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers reveal that the universe is expanding 5 percent to 9 percent faster than expected. “This surprising finding may be…
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Hubble Image of the Week – Globular Cluster NGC 6496
This newly released Hubble image shows globular cluster NGC 6496, which is located about 35,000 light-years away. This 10.5-billion-year-old globular cluster, NGC 6496, is home…
Astronomers Discover Clues For How Giant Black Holes Formed So Quickly
Using the combined data from Chandra, Hubble, and Spitzer, atronomers have found evidence that some early supermassive black holes formed directly from the collapse of…
Hubble Telescope Close-up of the Red Planet
Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers captured this striking image of Mars, when the planet was 50 million miles (80 million kilometers) from Earth. The…
Hubble Image of the Week – The Colorful Galaxies in the Constellation of Leo
This newly released Hubble image reveals the colorful galaxies in the constellation of Leo. Nearly as deep as the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, which contains…
Hubble Image of the Week – Lenticular Galaxy NGC 5308
This newly released Hubble image shows lenticular galaxy NGC 5308, which is located roughly 100 million light-years away. This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows…
Hubble Image of the Week – Spiral Galaxy NGC 6814
This newly released Hubble image shows spiral galaxy NGC 6814, which is located 75 million light-years away. Spiral galaxies together with irregular galaxies make up…
Hubble Image of the Week – NGC 4394
This newly released Hubble image shows NGC 4394, which is located about 55 million light-years away. Discovered in 1784 by the German–British astronomer William Herschel,…
Hubble Views Galaxy UGC 477
This newly released Hubble image shows galaxy UGC 477, which is located just over 110 million light-years away in the constellation of Pisces (The Fish)….
Astronomers Discover Moon Orbiting the Dwarf Planet Makemake
Using the Hubble Space Telescope a team of astronomers just discovered a moon orbiting dwarf planet Makemake — the third-largest known object past the orbit…
Hubble Views the Bubble Nebula
Just in time for the 26th anniversary of Hubble’s launch on April 24, 1990, the telescope has photographed an enormous, balloon-like bubble being blown into…
Hubble Image of the Week – Elegance Conceals an Eventful Past
This newly released Hubble image shows lenticular galaxy NGC 4111. The elegant simplicity of NGC 4111, seen here in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble…
Astronomers Discover a 17 Billion Solar-Mass Black Hole in an Unlikely Place
Using the Hubble Space Telescope and the Gemini Telescope in Hawaii, a team of astronomers has uncovered one of the biggest supermassive black holes in…
Hubblecast Video: The Future of Hubble
In April 2016 the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope celebrates its 26th year in orbit. During this time the telescope has made many remarkable discoveries. But…
Hubble Image of the Week – Dwarf Galaxy Leo A
This newly released Hubble image shows dwarf galaxy Leo A, which is located roughly 2.5 million light-years from Earth. At first glance this NASA/ESA Hubble…
Journey to the Center of the Milky Way
Using Hubble, astronomers peer through the dust which normally obscures the view of the center of the Milky Way. Peering deep into the heart of…
Hubble Image of the Week – A Distinctly Disorganized Dwarf Galaxy
This newly released Hubble image shows dwarf galaxy UGC 4459, which is located approximately 11 million light-years away. Despite being less famous than their elliptical…
Hubble Image of the Week – A Cosmic Kaleidoscope
This newly released Hubble image shows MACS J0416, which is located about 4.3 billion light-years from Earth. At first glance, this cosmic kaleidoscope of purple,…