Hubble Finds Planetary Debris Whirling Around Two White Dwarfs
The Hubble Space Telescope has detected signs of Earth-like planets in debris whirling around two white dwarfs, finding silicon in the stars’ atmospheres and detecting…
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Hubble Views Supernova Remnant SNR 0519
This Hubble image shows the remains of a white dwarf supernova known as SNR 0519, which is located over 150,000 light-years from Earth in the…
Hubble Views Young Star PV Cep
This Hubble image shows the young star PV Cep, which is located in the northern constellation of Cepheus at a distance of over 1600 light-years…
Evidence That Local Starbursts Impact the Bulk of the Gas Around Their Host Galaxy
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers observed 20 nearby galaxies, some of which were known to be undergoing a starburst, finding that the winds accompanying…
One of the Most Efficient Star Making Galaxies Ever Observed
Using Hubble, WISE and the IRAM Plateau de Bure interferometer in the French Alps, astronomers viewed efficient star-making galaxy SDSSJ1506+54, seeing a rare phase of…
Hubble Captures Close-Up View of Comet ISON
NASA’s Hubble telescope captured close-up images of Comet ISON in early April, providing scientists with images to measure the activity level of the comet. This…
Hubble Views Globular Cluster Palomar 2
In this image, the Hubble Space Telescope shows globular cluster Palomar 2, which is part of a group of 15 globulars known as the Palomar…
Hubble Views the Horsehead Nebula
This NASA image of the day shows the Horsehead Nebula as captured by Hubble’s high-resolution Wide Field Camera 3. Astronomers have used NASA’s Hubble Space…
Hubble Views Elliptical Galaxy NGC 2768
This new Hubble image shows the dusty details of elliptical galaxy NGC 2768. The soft glow in this image is NGC 2768, an elliptical galaxy…
Hubble Views a Nearby Starburst Galaxy
The Hubble Space Telescope views the light and dust in nearby starburst galaxy J082354.96. Visible as a small, sparkling hook in the dark sky, this…
Hubble Views Supernova That Exploded Over 10 Billion Years Ago
The Hubble Space Telescope has broken the record in the search for the farthest supernova, finding Supernova UDS10Wil that exploded more than 10 billion years…
Hubble Views Planetary Nebula J 900 and a Nearby Star
In the above image, Hubble views planetary nebula J 900 and a nearby star. The object in this image is Jonckheere 900 or J 900,…
Hubble Views the Hidden Depths of Spiral Galaxy Messier 77
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope views spiral galaxy Messier 77, also known as NGC 1068. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured this vivid image of…
Hubble Views Worm-Like Galaxy IRAS 23436+5257
In this new image captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, you can see the worm-like galaxy known as IRAS 23436+5257. The shape is most…
Hubble Gazes on Ring Galaxy Zw II 28
Hubble takes a closer look at ring galaxy Zw II 28 in this newly released image. Galaxies can take many forms — elliptical blobs, swirling…
NASA Image of the Day Shows Light Echoes From V838 Mon
This NASA image of the day shows the star V838 Monocerotis (V838 Mon) and its light echo. Light Echoes from V838 Mon What caused this…
Hubble Views Newborn Stars in Galaxy IC 5052
In a new image, Hubble views the pale blue light of extremely hot newborn stars in barred spiral galaxy IC 5052. This image, speckled with…
Hubble Confirms HD 140283 As the Oldest Known Star
Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have found that HD 140283 is the oldest known star with a well-determined age, forming soon after the Big…