Hubble Space Telescope
- Atlas V
- Kennedy Space Center
- Launches
- NASA
- Solar System
- Space Exploration
- Space Flight
- Space Station
- United Launch Alliance
- Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB)
Stunning Astrophoto Captures Awe Inspiring NASA Rocket Launch Amidst Star Trails – Gallery
The rotation of the Earth captured in the trails of the stars over Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Jan…
Black Hole Steals Gas From Trillions Of Stars
Got gas? The black hole in galaxy cluster RX J1532.9+3021 is keeping it all for itself and stopping trillions of stars…
Space Telescopes Look Back 13.2 Billion Years and See Surprisingly Luminous Galaxies
What was the Universe like more than 13 billion years ago, just 500 million years after the big bang? New…
Hubble Finds ‘Clear Signal’ of Water in 5 Exoplanet Atmospheres
For the first time, astronomers have found conclusive evidence of water in the hazy atmospheres of planets orbiting other stars.…
What’s A Kilonova? You’re Looking At It!
As astute readers of Universe Today, you likely know what a supernova is: a stellar explosion that signals the end…
Researcher Finds a New Moon Around Neptune in Hubble Data
It took sharp and patient eyes, but researcher Mark Showalter of the SETI Institute has found a tiny moon orbiting…
Hubble Confirms Exoplanet Has a Blue Atmosphere
Since its discovery in 2005, exoplanet HD 189733b has been one of the most-observed planets orbiting another star, as its…
Comet ISON: The Timelapse Hubble Movie
The Hubble Space Telescope team has released a video of Comet ISON as it is tearing toward its encounter with…
How a Hubble Image Goes from Photons to Finished Beauty
How does raw data from the Hubble Space Telescope end up to become a finished gorgeous color image, like the…
The Ring Nebula is Really a Football-Shaped Jelly Donut
Sometimes the popular names given to an astronomical object hit the mark of describing its features. Other times…. not so…