Hubble
There’s a Problem With Hubble, and NASA Hasn’t Been Able to fix it yet
After thirty years of faithful service, the venerable Hubble is experiencing a technical issue that NASA is still trying to…
Astronomers are Watching a gas Giant Grow, Right in Front of Their Eyes
In the vastness of space, astronomers are likely to find instances of almost every astronomical phenomena if they look hard…
Instead of Betelgeuse, Keep Your eye on AG Carinae, Another Star That’s About to go Supernova
Astrophotography is one of the most gratifying parts of space exploration, and there’s nothing better at it than Hubble. Recently,…
Newly Forming Stars Don’t Blast Away Material as Previously Believed. So Why Do They Stop Growing?
We thought we understood how stars are formed. It turns out, we don't. Not completely, anyway. A new study, recently…
VY Canis Majoris is “Like Betelgeuse on Steroids”
The disappearance of a star can take many forms. It could go supernova. It could turn into a black hole. …
Jupiter has Added a Comet to its Trojan Collection
Jupiter is notorious for capturing objects that venture too close to the gas giant and its enormous pull of gravity.…
The Universe in Formation. Hubble Sees 6 Examples of Merging Galaxies
Audio narration by the author is available above 10 billion years ago, galaxies of the Universe were ablaze with the…
Hubble Releases a New Image of Neptune, Revealing a Rapidly Shifting Storm
Storms on Neptune seem to follow a pattern of forming, strengthening and then dissipating over the course of about two…
Hubble Sees Dark Shadows That Could Be Cast by a Supermassive Black Hole
We use the term 'supermassive black hole' with a kind of casual familiarity. But stop and think about what they…
A Sunspot, Revealed in Incredible Detail by Europe’s Newly Upgraded GREGOR Telescope
I wear glasses for astigmatism. But, as a stargazer with a visual impediment, turns out I’m in good company. The…