Hubble Telescope Views The Brightest Cluster Galaxy
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows a cluster of hundreds of galaxies located about 7.5 billion light-years from Earth. The brightest galaxy within this…
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Hubble Image of the Week – Between Local and Laniakea
At first glance, this image is dominated by the vibrant glow of the swirling spiral to the lower left of the frame. However, this galaxy…
Hubble Telescope Reveals the Local Universe in Ultraviolet
Using the unparalleled sharpness and ultraviolet observational capabilities of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, an international team of astronomers has created the most comprehensive high-resolution…
Astronomers Discovered Unusual Laser Emission in Ant Nebula
An international team of astronomers have discovered an unusual laser emission that suggests the presence of a double star system hidden at the heart of…
Hubble Telescope Image of the Week – A Spiral Disguised
Resembling a wizard’s staff set aglow, NGC 1032 cleaves the quiet darkness of space in two in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope….
Helium Discovered in the Eroding Atmosphere of an Exoplanet
Helium is the second most abundant element in the universe, after hydrogen, and is a major constituent of the gas-giant planets in our Solar System….
Hubble Image of the Week – Galaxy Cluster RXC J0032.1+1808
In the darkness of the distant Universe, galaxies resemble glowing fireflies, flickering candles, charred embers floating up from a bonfire, light bulbs softly shining. This…
Hubble Detects Helium in the Atmosphere of Exoplanet WASP-107b
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have detected helium in the atmosphere of the exoplanet WASP-107b. This is the first time this element has…
Hubble Image of the Week – Monster in the Deep
Though the bright, light-speckled foreground galaxy on the left is eye-catching, it is far from the most intriguing object in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope…
Hubble Captures First Image of a Surviving Companion to a Supernova
Seventeen years ago, astronomers witnessed a supernova go off 40 million light-years away in the galaxy called NGC 7424, located in the southern constellation Grus,…
Hubble Image of the Week – Lenticular Galaxy NGC 2655
This pretty, cloud-like object may not look much like a galaxy — it lacks the well-defined arms of a spiral galaxy, or the reddish bulge…
Celebrate Hubble’s Anniversary with the 10 Top-Rated Hubble Images
Number 1: Westerlund 2 – Hubble’s 25th Anniversary Image This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the cluster Westerlund 2 and its surroundings has been…
28th Anniversary Hubble Image Captures Roiling Heart of Lagoon Nebula
This colorful image, taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, celebrates the Earth-orbiting observatory’s 28th anniversary of viewing the heavens, giving us a window seat to…
Two Diverse Hubble Views of the Same Stellar Nursery
These NASA Hubble Space Telescope images compare two diverse views of the roiling heart of a vast stellar nursery, known as the Lagoon Nebula. The…
Hubble Image of the Week – Approaching the Universe’s Origins
This intriguing image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows a massive galaxy cluster called PSZ2 G138.61-10.84, about six billion light-years away. Galaxies are not…
Hubble Image of the Week – Colossal Cluster PLCK_G308.3-20.2
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows a massive galaxy cluster glowing brightly in the darkness. Despite its beauty, this cluster bears the distinctly unpoetic…
Hubble Space Telescope Reveals an Einstein Ring
This image is packed full of galaxies! A keen eye can spot exquisite elliptical galaxies and spectacular spirals, seen at various orientations: edge-on with the…
Witness the Spectacular and Mysterious Depths of the Cosmos Through Hubble’s Eye
Witness the most spectacular and mysterious depths of the cosmos through Hubble’s eye. These unique images are some of the best ever capture by the…