Hubble Image of Galaxy NGC 3079
First released in 1999, this Hubble image of the day shows Galaxy NGC 3079, which is located 50 million light-years from Earth. A lumpy bubble…
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Hubble Views Spiral Galaxy ESO 373-8
This newly released Hubble image shows spiral galaxy ESO 373-8, which is located roughly 25 million light-years away. Located some 25 million light-years away, this…
Hubble Views Variable Star RS Puppis
A new Hubblecast video explores the striking new Hubble observations of a variable star known as RS Puppis. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has observed…
Hubble Views a Stellar “Sneezing Fit”
This newly released Hubble image shows bursts of gas from a young star creating structures known as Herbig-Haro objects. Look at the bright star in…
Hubble Detects Water Vapor Over Jupiter’s Moon Europa
In a newly published study, researchers using Hubble Space Telescope data report the detection of transient water vapor at Europa’s south pole. Though it’s five…
New Hubble Image Shows a Handful of Galaxies in the Constellation of Eridanus
This newly released Hubble image shows several galaxies in the constellation of Eridanus. This new Hubble image shows a handful of galaxies in the constellation…
Hubble Finds Signatures of Water on Distant Exoplanets
Using Hubble’s high-performance Wide Field Camera 3, astronomers have peered into the atmospheres of five distant exoplanets, finding faint signatures of water in their atmospheres….
Hubble Views Polar Ring Galaxy NGC 660
This newly released Hubble image shows polar ring galaxy NGC 660, which is thought to harbor exceptionally large amounts of dark matter. This new Hubble…
Hubble Views Irregular Galaxy 149-3
In this image, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope views irregular galaxy ESO 149-3 and other more distant galaxies. This sprinkling of cosmic glitter makes up the…
Hubble Views Spiral Galaxy NGC 4921
This new Hubble image shows spiral galaxy NGC 4921. How far away is spiral galaxy NGC 4921? Although presently estimated to be about 310…
Hubble Views ESO 149-3
In this newly released image the Hubble Space Telescope views galaxy ESO 149-3. This sprinkling of cosmic glitter makes up the galaxy known as ESO…
Astronomers Observe Trio of Young Galaxies Merging Near ‘Cosmic Dawn’
Using the Hubble Space Telescope and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, astronomers have discovered a trio of young galaxies nestled inside an enormous blob of…
New Hubble Image of Quasar 3C 273
This newly released Hubble image shows quasar 3C 273, which resides in a giant elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. This image from…
The Latest Hubblecast Video: What has Hubble Learned from Star Clusters?
The latest Hubblecast video details how the Hubble Space Telescope has studied and imaged amazing objects like globular cluster Messier 15. Hubblecast 69: What has…
New Hubble Image of One of the Oldest Known Globular Clusters
This newly released Hubble image shows star cluster Messier 15, which is one of the oldest known globular clusters and is located roughly 35,000 light-years…
How Milky Way-Like Galaxies Have Evolved Over Time
A composite image from Hubble and Sloan Digital Sky Survey data reveals how Milky Way-like galaxies have evolved over time. This composite image shows examples…
Hubble Views Stellar Explosions in NGC 6984
In this new image, the Hubble Space Telescope views spiral galaxy NGC 6984 and supernova SN 2013ek. Supernovae are intensely bright objects. They are…
Hubble Captures the Best Ever Image of the Antennae Galaxies
This newly released Hubble image shows the Antennae Galaxies, also known as NGC 4038 and NGC 4039. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has snapped the…