Hubble
Hubble Takes a New “Deep Field” Image with Wide Field Camera 3
Hubble's latest image is another stunner -- and just look at all the galaxies! Hubble has produced a new version…
Countdown to Christmas: Hubble Advent Calendar
This is way cooler than those chocolate filled advent calendars that you can buy at the grocery store (although arguably…
Hubble Sees Dazzling Dust in the Iris Nebula
[/caption] Another gorgeous image from Hubble! This close-up of NGC 7023, or the Iris Nebula, shows an area filled with…
The Extremely Large Telescope
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) is planning on building a massive - and I do mean massive - telescope in…
“X” Marks Puzzling Galactic Bulge
Looking at a galaxy edge-on provides astronomers the opportunity to study different aspects of galaxies than a face-on view offers.…
The ‘Camera That Saved Hubble’ Goes to Smithsonian Museum
The Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2, along with the "contact lens" that corrected the defect in the Hubble Space…
Great Observatories Combine for Stunning Look at Milky Way
All we can say is, "Wow!" In celebration of the International Year of Astronomy 2009, NASA's Great Observatories — the…
Hubble Unveils Stunning Star Birth in M83
It appears Hubble's new Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) is working. And how! The new camera installed during Servicing Mission…
Telescopes Open Up the Jewel Box
[/caption] Nothing in my jewelry box compares to the Kappa Crucis Cluster, also known as NGC 4755 or simply the…
New Hubble Release: Dramatic Galaxy Collision
[/caption] At first glance, this latest image release from Hubble appears to be one really bizarre-looking galaxy. But actually, this…