14
May
Hubble telescope discovers ‘polluted’ dead stars
The material is thought to be leftover from terrestrial planets that formed when these stars were first born.
14
May
Hubble telescope discovers ‘polluted’ dead stars
The material is thought to be leftover from terrestrial planets that formed when these stars were first born.
20
Apr
Hubble celebrates birthday with Horsehead Nebula photo
The Horsehead’s dramatic pillar will disintegrate in another 5 million years or so, astronomers say.
04
Apr
Hubble finds most distant supernova
By analyzing star explosions, scientists can get a sense of how quickly the universe was seeded with the elements needed to create planets and other cosmic bodies.
22
Jan
09
Jan
06
Nov
Dwarf galaxy births new stars in Hubble photo
The newly photographed galaxy is a blue compact dwarf. Such galaxies tend to be chaotic in appearance and lacking distinctive features.
27
Sep
Hubble sees ‘deepest-ever’ view of cosmos
The space telescope has captured more than 5,000 different galaxies in a single image, including some that date back 13.2 billion years.
06
Sep
Hubble captures image of galaxies in cosmic dance
Scientists are working to determine if the two galaxies are close enough to influence each other’s gas clouds and star formations.
29
Aug
Photo of the day: Hidden treasures of Hubble uncovered by the public
The vast Chamaeleon I nebula near the south celestial pole is captured in this ambitious mosaic of Hubble images processed by Renaud Houdinet of France, who painstakingly tiled the exposures together. Despite the small gaps between each image, the judges were impressed by the technical achievement of putting together this ambitious vista and awarded Houdinet 4th place.
Check out more amazing Hubble images.
17
Aug
Hubble captures great photo of colliding star clusters
The galaxy clusters have lots of high-speed runaway stars around the area, likely ejected as large stars sunk into the center of a star cluster.
