Hubble Views Several Colorful Galaxies
This newly released Hubble image shows several colorful galaxies, the most prominent being the two galaxies on the left: 2MASX J16133219+5103436 at the bottom, and…
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Hubble Discovers Iax Supernova Linked to Potential “Zombie Star”
Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to view the light of a star that had lost its outer hydrogen envelope after a Type Iax supernova…
Hubble Views Globular Cluster IC 4499
This newly released Hubble image shows the globular cluster IC 4499. Globular clusters are big balls of old stars that orbit around their host galaxy….
Hubble Discovers the Farthest Lensing Galaxy to Date
Using the Hubble Space Telescope astronomers have discovered the most distant galaxy that acts as a gravitational lens, breaking the previous record-holder by 200 million…
Latest Hubblecast Video Explores the Merging of Galaxies
In this six-minute Hubblecast video, scientists explore the merging of elliptical galaxies. Hubblecast 76: Merging galaxies and droplets of starbirth This Hubblecast explores the ‘beads…
Hubble Views Two Spiral Galaxies Engaged in a “Cosmic Tug-of-War”
This newly released Hubble image shows two spiral galaxies engaged in a cosmic tug-of-war. From objects as small as Newton’s apple to those as large…
Astronomers Map Galaxy Cluster More Precisely Than Ever Before
Astronomers used almost 200 images of distant galaxies combined with Hubble data to measure the total mass of galaxy cluster MCS J0416.1–2403 more precisely than…
Hubble Reveals That Three Hot Jupiters Are Surprisingly Dry
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers reveal that three exoplanets that were thought to be ideal candidates for detecting water vapor in their atmospheres contain…
Hubble Probes the Extreme Outskirts of Elliptical Galaxy Centaurus A
A team of scientists used the Hubble Space Telescope to probe the outskirts of elliptical galaxy Centaurus A, revealing that the galaxy’s halo spreads far…
Hubble Views NGC 3501
This newly released Hubble image shows spiral galaxy NGC 3501. The thin, glowing streak slicing across this image cuts a lonely figure, with only a…
Hubble Image of the Day – “Mystic Mountain”
First released in 2010, this Hubble image of the day shows “Mystic Mountain” within the Carina Nebula. This craggy fantasy mountaintop enshrouded by wispy clouds…
New Hubble Image of Globular Cluster NGC 121
This newly released Hubble image shows globular cluster NGC 121. This image shows NGC 121, a globular cluster in the constellation of Tucana (The Toucan)….
Astronomers Discover a Spiral Bridge of Young Stars Linking Two Ancient Galaxies
Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers discovered a 100,000-light-year-long structure that looks like a string of pearls twisted into a corkscrew shape that winds around…
Newly Released Hubble Image of Spiral Galaxy NGC 1433
This newly released Hubble image shows spiral galaxy NGC 1433, which is located roughly 32 million light-years from Earth. This view, captured by the NASA/ESA…
Chandra Reveals a New Composite Image of NGC 4258
This new composite image of NGC 4258 shows X-rays from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory in blue, radio data from the NSF’s Karl Jansky Very Large…
Newly Released Hubble Image of Spiral Galaxy NGC 201
This newly released Hubble image shows spiral galaxy NGC 201, which is located 200 million light-years from Earth. Discovered by astronomer William Herschel in the…
Hubble Views Supernova SN1995E in Spiral Galaxy NGC 2441
This newly released Hubble image shows spiral galaxy NGC 2441 and supernova SN1995E. This bright spiral galaxy is known as NGC 2441, located in the…
Hubble Reveals the Role of Dwarf Galaxies in the Star Formation History of the Universe
Using data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers take a significant step forward in understanding how dwarf galaxies contributed to the star population in our…