Hubble Space Telescope
Galaxies Evolved Surprisingly Quickly in the Early Universe
Anyone familiar with astronomy will know that galaxies come in a fairly limited range of shapes, typically; spiral, elliptical, barred-spiral…
Uh oh. Hubble's Having Gyro Problems Again
The Hubble Space Telescope has gone through its share of gyroscopes in its 34-year history in space. Astronauts replaced the…
Brown Dwarf Pairs Drift Apart in Old Age
The only thing worse than drifting through space for an eternity is doing it alone. Observations with the Hubble Space…
Webb Continues to Confirm That Universe is Behaving Strangely
Over a century ago, astronomers Edwin Hubble and Georges Lemaitre independently discovered that the Universe was expanding. Since then, scientists…
It's Time for Jupiter's Annual Checkup by Hubble
Each year, the Hubble Space Telescope focuses on the giant planets in our Solar System when they're near the closest…
Now You Can See Exactly Where Hubble and JWST are Pointed
Hubble and JWST are busily scanning the sky, sending home enormous amounts of data. They shift from target to target,…
Water Vapor Found in the Atmosphere of a Small Exoplanet
A recent study published in The Astrophysucal Journal Letters discusses the detection of water within the atmosphere of GJ 9827…
This Strange-Looking Galaxy is Actually Two. And They're Merging
This strange-looking galaxy seems to be a spiral with a long tidal tail stretching away. It's known as Arp 122,…
JWST and Chandra Team Up for a Stunning View of Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A
NASA's long-lived Chandra X-ray Observatory teamed up with JWST for the first time, producing this incredibly detailed image of the…
Hubble Sees a Random Collection of Galaxies, Perfectly Lined Up
This new image from the Hubble Space Telescope looks like a series of smaller spiral galaxies are falling out of…