[embedded content] On April 24, 2020, the Hubble Space Telescope celebrated its 30th year in orbit by premiering a never-before-seen view of two beautiful nebulas…
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Data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have revealed an expanding cloud of dust produced in a collision between two large bodies orbiting the bright…
Clash of Titans: This artist’s illustration depicts the collision of two 125-mile-wide icy, dusty bodies orbiting the bright star Fomalhaut, located 25 light-years away. Credit:…
This illustration shows the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope in its high orbit 600 kilometers above Earth. Credit: European Space Agency Hubble explores the universe 24…
Credit: NASA, ESA/Hubble and the Hubble Heritage Team Human eyes can see only a small portion of the range of radiation given off by the…
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Greene At first glance, the subject of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image looks to be a simple spiral galaxy,…
This artist’s impression depicts a star being torn apart by an intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH), surrounded by an accretion disc. This thin, rotating disc of…
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Leonard This remarkable spiral galaxy, known as NGC 4651, may look serene and peaceful as it swirls in the vast,…
(Click for full view.) Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, I. Karachentsev NGC 4618 was discovered on April 9, 1787, by the German-British astronomer William Herschel, who…
This is an illustration of a distant galaxy with an active quasar at its center. A quasar emits exceptionally large amounts of energy generated by…
This is an illustration of a distant galaxy with an active quasar at its center. A quasar emits exceptionally large amounts of energy generated by…
NGC 1589, a spiral galaxy, was once the scene of a violent bout of cosmic hunger pangs. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA The subject of this…
The barred spiral galaxy NGC 3887, seen here as viewed by the Wide Field Camera 3 aboard the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, lies over 60…
In recognition of the Hubble Space Telescope’s scientific accomplishments and longevity, the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. has awarded their 2020 Collins…
Galaxy NGC 691, an archetypal spiral galaxy, was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Riess et al. This image of…
Caldwell 60/61. Credit: NASA This Hubble image shows two galaxies locked in a fateful embrace. Caldwell 60 (NGC 4038) and Caldwell 61 (NGC 4039) are…
On the left is an image of the Sombrero galaxy (M104) that includes a portion of the much fainter halo far outside its bright disk…
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is no stranger to spiral galaxies. The telescope has brought us some of the most beautiful…
A barred spiral galaxy known as NGC 7541, seen here as viewed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, in the constellation of Pisces (The Fishes).…
[embedded content] Hubble welcomes the Year of the Rat with a view of its own favorite rodents, NGC 4676A and B, and highlights the planetary…