Hubble Space Telescope
Astronomers use a Galaxy Cluster as an Extremely Powerful “Natural Telescope” to Peer Even Farther into the Universe
An international team of astronomers recently discovered a fainter, older galaxy using the most extreme case of the gravitational microlensing…
James Webb Wraps up 3 Months in the Freezer. It’s Ready for Space
The James Webb Space Telescope just emerged from 3 months of vacuum-chamber testing, another milestone on the road towards its…
Are Little Blue Dots in the Hubble Frontier Fields Precursors to Globular Clusters?
Using data from the Hubble Frontier Fields program, a team of astronomers has produced a study that indicates how globular…
A New Survey Takes the Hubble Deep Field to the Next Level, Analyzing Distance and Properties of 1,600 Galaxies
A new survey using the ESO's Very Large Telescope found 72 never-before-seen galaxies in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field data.
Hubble Spots Unique Object in the Main Asteroid Belt
An international team of scientists recently used the Hubble space telescope to spot a unique binary asteroid that behaves like…
Hubble Spots Pitch Black Hot Jupiter that “Eats Light”
New observations of WASP-12b conducted with the Hubble Space Telescope reveal that the planet's sun-facing side "eats light".
Galaxies Swell due to Explosive Action of New Stars
A new study by an international team of scientists has revealed that modern galaxy shapes may be the result of…
Hubble Spots First Indications of Water on TRAPPIST-1s Planets
A new study by an international team of astronomers indicates that the outermost planets of the TRAPPIST-1 system could still…
Sunshield Layers Installed on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope as Mirror Cryo Cooling Testing Commences
The complex multilayered sunshield that will protect the delicate optics and state of the art infrared science instruments of NASA’s…
Hubble Sees Tiny Phobos Orbiting Mars
In May of 2016, when Mars was making its closest pass to Earth in over a decade, Hubble captured images…