Hubble
The Hubble Imaged Some Globular Clusters in an Unusual Place: Near the Milky Way’s Centre
Our galaxy has about 200 Globular Clusters (GCs,) and most of them are in the galaxy's halo. Astronomers think most…
JWST Plucks One Single Star out of a Galaxy Seen 12.5 Billion Years Ago
Thanks to data obtained by Webb, astronomers have confirmed that MACS0647-star-1 is the second farthest star observed to date.
Neptune's Cloud Cover is Linked to the Solar Cycle
Whenever Neptune reaches its closest point in the sky to Earth, its portrait is taken by the Hubble Space Telescope…
DART Impact Ejected 37 Giant Boulders from Asteroid Dimorphos’ Surface
When the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft intentionally slammed into asteroid moonlet Dimorphos on September 26, 2022, telescopes around…
Gaze at a Nearby Actively Feeding Supermassive Black Hole
Astronomers recently shared a new image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope of the galaxy NGC 4395. This relatively diffuse…
It's Time For Your Annual Weather Update for the Outer Solar System
A couple times a year, the Hubble Space Telescope turns its powerful gaze on the giant planets in the outer…
Humans Can Still Find Galaxies That Machine Learning Algorithms Miss
Amateur astronomer Giuseppe Donatiello discovered three faint galaxies that machine learning missed.
Beautiful New Hubble Photo Shows Hot, Young Variable Stars in the Orion Nebula
Here’s another striking image from the venerable Hubble Space Telescope. These billows of blue and red show a detailed look…
The JWST is the Shiny New Space Telescope, but the Dependable Hubble is Still Going Strong
The Venerable Hubble Space Telescope has cemented its place in history. Some call it the most successful science experiment ever.…
Wandering Stars Have Been Adrift Between Galaxies for Billions of Years
A new study using Hubble data has revealed that "wandering stars" that inhabit galaxy clusters have been there for billions…