Hubble Space Telescope
Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 2608, Surrounded by Many Many Other Galaxies
Meet NGC 2608, a barred spiral galaxy about 93 million light years away, in the constellation Cancer. Also called Arp…
Hubble Photo of Globular Cluster NGC 6441, One of the Most Massive in the Milky Way
The Hubble Space Telescope has delivered another outstanding image. This one is of NGC 6441, a massive globular cluster in…
Hubble Looked as Far Back in Time as it Could, and Still Couldn’t See the First Generation of Stars in the Universe
Astronomers don’t know exactly when the first stars formed in the Universe because they haven’t been observed yet. And now,…
Barred Spiral NGC 3895 Captured by Hubble
NGC 3895 is a barred spiral galaxy in the Ursa Major constellation. It's about 145 million light years away from…
This Dwarf Galaxy is all by Itself
In these days of social distancing, it appears this beautiful little galaxy is leading by example, sitting all by itself…
WFIRST Will be Named After Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s First Chief Astronomer
In honor of NASA's first Chief Astronomer and the "mother of Hubble," the WFIRST has been officially named the Nancy…
Spacecraft and Ground Telescopes Work Together to Give us Stunning New Pictures of Jupiter
It's difficult to imagine the magnitude of storms on Jupiter. The gas giant's most visible atmospheric feature, the Great Red…
Fomalhaut’s Planet Has Gone Missing, But it Might Have Been Something Even More Interesting
Ongoing observations of the Fomalhaut system using Hubble data has revealed that the mysterious "disappearing" exoplanet may not have been…
Hubble Sees a Galaxy With Spiral Arms, Surrounded by Other Spiral Arms
After 30 years, Hubble is still providing us with breathtaking images - like this one of NGC 2273, a spiral…
This Galaxy is the Very Definition of “Flocculent”
I know you're Googling "flocculent" right now, unless you happen to be a chemist, or maybe a home brewer. You…