Hubble
This is a Classic Example of a Reflection Nebula, Where the Reflected Light From Young Hot Stars Illuminates a Protostellar Cloud of Gas and Dust
The interplay of energy and matter creates beautiful sights. Here on Earth, we enjoy rainbows, auroras, and sunsets and sunrises.…
A Gravitational Lens Shows the Same Galaxy Three Times
Images from the Hubble Space Telescope are often mind-bending in both their beauty and wealth of scientific wonder. And sometimes,…
Hubble is Back Online — Partially
The Hubble Space Telescope has been in ‘safe mode’ since October 23, with all of the science instruments offline and…
Hubble Science Instruments are Malfunctioning, Putting the Telescope in Safe Mode
Hubble is getting a bit long in the tooth. Initially launched in 1990, it has been one of the most…
Europa has Water in its Atmosphere
New research indicates that Jupiter's moon Europa has water vapor in its trailing atmosphere, which could inform missions headed there…
No News Here, Just a Beautiful Globular Cluster Captured by Hubble. That is all.
Here’s some beauty for your timeline: a stunning and ancient globular cluster captured by the venerable Hubble Space Telescope. The…
Astronomers Detect Clouds on an Exoplanet, and Even Measure Their Altitude
An international research team shows how combining data from multiple observatories allowed them to detect clouds in the atmosphere of…
What a Perfect Gravitational Lens
A stunning new photograph from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a nearly perfect Einstein Ring, an effect caused by gravitational…
A new Balloon-Based Observatory Could Produce Images as Fine as Hubble
Launching satellites is an expensive business - at least for now. But satellites are necessary in astronomy for one major…
Here are the First New Pictures From the Fully Operational Hubble
The astronomy community breathed a huge sigh of relief earlier this week when the Space Telescope Science Institute announced the…