Hubble Space Telescope Detects Protective Shield Defending a Pair of Dwarf Galaxies
Researchers confirm the existence of the elusive Magellanic Corona, a protective halo of hot, ionized gas previously known only in theory. For billions of years,…
Researchers confirm the existence of the elusive Magellanic Corona, a protective halo of hot, ionized gas previously known only in theory. For billions of years,…
First Time Webb and Hubble Make Simultaneous Observations of the Same Target Two of NASA’s great observatories had a front-row seat to a groundbreaking NASA…
This spectacular image, by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3, reveals the stately sweeping spiral arms of the spiral galaxy NGC 5495….
Astronomers Discover Rings with Near-Perfect Symmetry in the Cat’s Eye Nebula Researchers have constructed the first computer-generated three-dimensional model of the Cat’s Eye Nebula, revealing…
A bright young star is surrounded by a shroud of thick gas and dust in this stunning image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. To…
In this stunning newly released image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, the galaxy NGC 1961 unfurls its gorgeous spiral arms. Glittering, blue regions of brilliant…
A new image of SNR 0519-69.0 shows the debris of a star that exploded several hundred years ago in Earth’s timeframe. The explosion of a…
A glittering multitude of stars in the globular cluster Terzan 4 fills this image from the Hubble Space Telescope. Globular clusters are collections of stars…
Astronomers Find Spiraling Stars May Be Feeding Star Formation in a Nearby Stellar Nursery Stars are the machines that sculpt the universe, yet researchers still…
Two overlapping spiral galaxies are pictured in this splendid image from the Hubble Space Telescope. The two galaxies, which lie more than a billion light-years…
What Is a Quasar? A quasar is an extremely active and luminous type of active galactic nucleus (AGN). While all quasars are AGNs, not all…
Incredible new images of the spectacular Phantom Galaxy, M74, showcase the power of space observatories working together in multiple wavelengths. In this case, data from…
This stunning image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the arms of the spiral galaxy M74 studded with rosy pink regions of fresh star…
What Is a Red Giant? A red giant forms after a star has run out of hydrogen fuel for nuclear fusion and has begun the…
What Is Stellar Wind? Stellar winds are fast-flowing streams of particles that are emitted from a star. Even though stars may appear to be stable…
The galaxy featured in this Hubble Picture of the Week has a shape unlike many of the galaxies familiar to Hubble. Although its thousands of…
What Is a Nebula? Nebulae are interstellar clouds of gas and dust. Many nebulae are formed from the remnants of dying stars. Nebulae are often…
This scintillating image, which was captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 and Advanced Camera for Surveys, showcases the globular cluster…