15 Must-See Nebula Images from the European Southern Observatory
Over the years the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has provided a state-of-the-art research facility for astronomers around the globe. Many ground breaking discoveries have been…
Over the years the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has provided a state-of-the-art research facility for astronomers around the globe. Many ground breaking discoveries have been…
This Hubble image of the week shows a galaxy named SBS 1415+437 or SDSS CGB 12067.1, which is located roughly 45 million light-years from Earth….
This newly released Hubble image shows planetary nebula NGC 6153, which is located about 4,000 light-years away in the southern constellation of Scorpius. The faint…
An enormous cloud of hydrogen is bleeding off the warm exoplanet GJ 436b due to exreme radiation from its star. The huge cloud is about…
When a star explodes in a supernova, it leaves behind massive clouds of interstellar dust, gas, and plasma. Pictures of these supernova remnant nebulae can…
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers uncover the mysterious early formative years of quasars and unveil chaotic collisions of galaxies that fuel quasars by feeding…
This newly released Hubble image shows irregular blue compact dwarf (BCD) galaxy UGC 11411. BCD galaxies are about a tenth of the size of a…
Using NASA’s Hubble Telescope, a team of researchers has detected a stratosphere on the planet WASP-33b. A stratosphere occurs when molecules in the atmosphere absorb…
This newly released Hubble image shows galaxy NGC 6503, which is located at the edge of what astronomers call the Local Void. Most galaxies are…
This sixth video in a series celebrating Hubble’s 25th anniversary explains how Hubble has helped scientists study exoplanets, or planets outside our solar system, as…
This latest Hubblecast episode presents the two winning videos of the Ode to Hubble competition. Hubblecast episode 85: Ode to Hubble To celebrate Hubble’s 25th…
This newly released Hubble image shows a beautiful irregular galaxy PGC 18431. There are many galaxies in the Universe and although there is plenty of…
New research provides important constraints on the sequence of events that led to the formation of the Pluto system, revealing the resonant interactions and chaotic…
This newly released Hubble image shows elliptical galaxy Messier 84. This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image captures the galaxy Messier 84 — also known as…
Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to conduct a large survey to investigate the relationship between galaxies that have undergone mergers and the activity of…
This newly released Hubble image shows the Arches Cluster, the densest known star cluster in the Milky Way. The Arches Cluster is located about 25,000…
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has uncovered surprising new clues about a hefty, rapidly aging star whose behavior has never been…
First viewed in 2008, this Hubble image shows galaxy NGC 6240. Not all galaxies are neatly shaped, as this new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image…