Hubble Views Magnificent Lopsided Galaxy NGC 2276
The magnificent spiral galaxy NGC 2276 looks a bit lopsided in this Hubble Space Telescope snapshot. A bright hub of older yellowish stars normally lies…
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Hubble Captures Fantastic Detail of Eponymous Spiral Galaxy NGC 691
This image features the spiral galaxy NGC 691, imaged in fantastic detail by Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). This galaxy is the eponymous member of…
Spectacular Image Captured by Hubble Shows a Strangely Contorted Spiral Galaxy
This spectacular image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the trailing arms of NGC 2276, a spiral galaxy 120 million light-years away in the…
A Distant Spiral in Virgo: Extraordinary Detail Seen in a Galaxy 150 Million Light-Years Away From Earth
This image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 5037, which is found in the constellation of Virgo and was first documented by William Herschel in 1785….
Magnetic Monsters: Hubble Tracks Down Location of Mysterious Radio Signals From Intergalactic Space
Hubble Tracks Down Fast Radio Bursts to Galaxies’ Spiral Arms They come from anywhere in the sky: mysterious flashes of radio energy that disappear in…
A Menagerie of Galaxies: Hubble Captures a Cluster With Galaxies of All Shapes and Sizes
This packed ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week showcases the galaxy cluster ACO S 295, as well as a jostling crowd of background galaxies and foreground…
How Habitable Are Planets That Orbit Red Dwarfs – The Most Common Type of Stars in the Galaxy?
How hospitable are red dwarf stars, the most common and long-lasting stars in our Galaxy? Researchers used Chandra and Hubble data to look at the…
Cosmic Silver Lining: Hubble Spots V565 Surrounded by Four Prominent Diffraction Spikes
This Picture of the Week showcases the emission nebula NGC 2313. The bright star V565 — surrounded by four prominent diffraction spikes — illuminates a…
Our Giant Universe: Hubble Spots Massive Galaxy Cluster With a Wealth of Exciting Possibilities
This detailed image features Abell 3827, a galaxy cluster that offers a wealth of exciting possibilities for study. It was observed by Hubble in order…
Witness the Formation of a Planet: Hubble Watches How a Giant Exoplanet Grows
Exoplanet PDS 70b is gobbling up gas and dust as it continues to build mass. Ever made a complete mess in your kitchen while baking?…
A Diamond Necklace of Cosmic Proportions
The interaction of two doomed stars has created this spectacular ring adorned with bright clumps of gas — a diamond necklace of cosmic proportions. Fittingly…
Hubble Captures Sizzling Hot Giant Star on the Edge of Destruction – Shining With the Brilliance of 1 Million Suns
Petulant Star Ejects Spectacular Bubble of Glowing Gases The mighty blue giant AG Carinae is not your normal star. One of the brightest stars in…
Hubble Snaps a Stunning Close-Up of a Magnificent Spiral Galaxy
This image shows a close-up portrait of the magnificent spiral galaxy NGC 4603, which lies over 100 million light-years away in the constellation of Centaurus…
Extraordinary Hubble Image: Light Bends From the Beyond
This extraordinary image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the galaxy cluster Abell 2813 (also known as ACO 2813) has an almost delicate beauty,…
“Death Star” Dueling Quasars Looming in the Sky: Hubble Spots Double Quasars in Merging Galaxies
Seeing Dual Quasars Is Like Finding a Needle in a Haystack Inhabitants of our Milky Way galaxy living several billion years from now will have…
Hubble Space Telescope Sees Volcanic Activity Reforming the Atmosphere on a Rocky Exoplanet
For the first time, scientists using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have found evidence of volcanic activity reforming the atmosphere on a rocky planet around…
Hubble Spies a Luminous Heart With Dark Tendrils
The luminous heart of the galaxy M61 dominates this image, framed by its winding spiral arms threaded with dark tendrils of dust. As well as…
Spectacular Return to the Veil Nebula
This Picture of the Week revisits the Veil Nebula, a popular subject for Hubble images! This object was featured in a previous Hubble photo release,…