Hubble Space Telescope
Hubble Telescope Captures Image of Comet ISON
Here’s our first good look at Comet (C/2012 S1) ISON. The Hubble Space Telescope captured this shot on April 10,…
A New Look at the Horsehead Nebula for Hubble’s 23rd Anniversary
Here’s the iconic Horsehead Nebula as we’ve not seen it before. As the Hubble team so poetically puts it, the…
Hubble Telescope Breaks Record in Finding Most Distant Type Ia Supernova
Astronomers just keep honing their skills and refining their techniques to get the most out of their telescopes. Scientists using…
NASA Finds a Space Invader
Pew pew! NASA has found a Space Invader, but they won’t be activating any laser cannons to shoot it down.…
Distant Star Goes Disco
A disco inferno in space? Astronomers have been keeping an eye on an unusual star that unleashes a burst of…
Region in LMC Ablaze with Light and Color
Hubble view of star formation region N11 from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Image credit: NASA/ESA Hubble. Zoom by John…
Combining Light to Reveal Monster Black Holes
NGC 3627 glows in the combined light of Hubble, Chandra, Spitzer and the Very Large Telescope in this image. Astronomers…
Pink Galactic Smackdown Results in Cosmic Bulls-eye
Bright pink nebulae encircle spiral galaxy NGC 922 in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: NASA/ESA. Zoom:…
Stunning Gallery of Previously Unpublished Images from “Hubble’s Universe”
Distant star-forming region NGC 2467. Credit: NASA/ESA, Courtesy of "Hubble's Universe." The new book, Hubble's Universe: Greatest Discoveries and Latest…
Now Even Further: Ancient Galaxy is Latest Candidate for Most Distant
It seems that every few months or so comes a new discovery of a new “most distant galaxy ever found.”…