Einstein’s Monsters: Hubble Space Telescope Observes Merging Galaxy Clusters
The galaxy cluster eMACS J1353.7+4329, about eight billion light-years away, is merging to form a massive cluster acting as a gravitational lens. The NASA/ESA Hubble…
The galaxy cluster eMACS J1353.7+4329, about eight billion light-years away, is merging to form a massive cluster acting as a gravitational lens. The NASA/ESA Hubble…
The Hubble Space Telescope has taken a detailed image of the irregular galaxy ESO 174-1, 11 million light-years away. The image is part of a…
Hubble Space Telescope’s observations of the star-packed NGC 6544 globular cluster, situated over 8000 light-years away, aimed to identify a visible radio pulsar and faint…
Hubble Space Telescope imaged the irregular, faint galaxy NGC 7292 in the Pegasus constellation, noted for its stretched-out core and classification as a low surface…
The Hubble Space Telescope has released its final image in a series of jellyfish galaxies, showcasing JO206 in the Aquarius constellation. Named for their resemblance…
The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of the spiral galaxy NGC 298, previously the site of a Type II supernova, as part of a…
A Dark Central Mass is Lurking at the Hub of a Glittering Stellar Island Gravitational traps in space, black holes, come in different sizes. Or…
The Jellyfish galaxy JW39, located in a hostile galaxy cluster, is exposed to intense gravitational forces and a hot plasma known as the intracluster medium….
The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of the globular cluster NGC 6325, located 26,000 light-years away in the Ophiuchus constellation. These clusters, composed of…
The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged lenticular galaxy NGC 5283, a Seyfert galaxy with a visible structure and an active galactic nucleus. The observation is…
This Hubble Space Telescope image reveals a massive galaxy cluster, eMACS J1823.1+7822, located nine billion light-years away in the constellation Draco. Gravitational lensing caused by…
Unseen Newborn Planets Are Stirring Up Dust Around a Young Star Our universe is so capricious it sometimes likes to play a game of hide…
NASA’s Hubble Telescope has captured an image of the lenticular galaxy NGC 3489, 30 million light-years away. This galaxy, exhibiting traits of both spiral and…
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured detailed images of the jellyfish galaxy JO175, over 650 million light-years away. Named for their star-forming tendrils, recent research…
The Hubble Space Telescope just marked its 33rd year in orbit around the Earth with a remarkable gift for us all — an awe-inspiring new…
The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of the galaxy cluster ACO S520, containing several interesting astronomical finds, including a ring-shaped galaxy and a pair…
A Huge City of Myriad Stars Turns Out to be Potato-Shaped Though it’s estimated that the universe contains 1 trillion galaxies, they come in just…
Gemini North Telescope helps confirm nature of cosmic system on the verge of becoming a giant elliptical galaxy. Astronomers using an array of ground- and…