Hubble
170 Years Ago, Eta Carinae Erupted Dramatically. Astronomers Now Think They Know Why
170 years after the star Eta Carinae erupted and became the second brightest star in the galaxy, astronomers now have…
How Fast is the Universe Expanding? Hubble and Gaia Team Up to Conduct the Most Accurate Measurements to Date
A new study used data from both Hubble and Gaia in order to obtain the most precise measurements of cosmic…
A Long Exposure Hubble Image of a Galaxy Cluster Also Turned up 22 Asteroids
While observing a distant galaxy cluster, an image taken by Hubble was photobombed by 22 previously undetected asteroids.
The Most Distant Star Ever Seen, Only 4.4 Billion Years After the Big Bang
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers recently imaged the most distant star ever seen in a distant…
Hubble Sees a Huge Dust Cloud Around a Newly Forming Star
The Hubble has detected a massive dust cloud 150 billion miles across around the young star HR 4796A.
Precise New Measurements From Hubble Confirm the Accelerating Expansion of the Universe. Still no Idea Why it’s Happening
A new survey performed by the SHoES team using Hubble has confirmed that the Universe is in an accelerated rate…
Neptune’s Huge Storm Is Shrinking Away In New Images From Hubble
Hubble images track the demise of an enormous storm in Neptune's atmosphere. Rather that expiring in a flash of atmospheric…
Are Little Blue Dots in the Hubble Frontier Fields Precursors to Globular Clusters?
Using data from the Hubble Frontier Fields program, a team of astronomers has produced a study that indicates how globular…
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Launch Delayed to 2019
The most powerful space telescope ever built will have to wait on the ground for a few more months into…
Hubble Spots Unique Object in the Main Asteroid Belt
An international team of scientists recently used the Hubble space telescope to spot a unique binary asteroid that behaves like…