Hubble
Hubble Captures Surprisingly Restless Stars on the Move
[/caption] Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy made two observations ten years apart…
Wild and Crazy Multi-Planetary System Surprises Astronomers
[/caption] Astronomers are finding that not only are there a wide range of different extrasolar planets, but there are different…
Hubble Confirms Star is Devouring Hot Exoplanet
[/caption] We all like a hot meal, but this is really bizarre. Back in February, Jean wrote an article about…
Runaway Star Needs Its Own Reality Docu-Drama
[/caption] In an astronomical version of "Biggest Loser" meets "Survivor," a heavy weight star has been kicked out of its…
“Data” Narrates Hubble Documentary
The Hubble Space Telescope is one of the greatest technological achievements in our history, and for two decades has astonished…
Hubble Captures Distorted Beauty of M66
[/caption] This isn't your basic spiral galaxy, but perhaps it used to be! Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys has captured…
Astronomers Begin Observing Hanny’s Voorwerp with the Hubble Space Telescope
[/caption] The green "blob" is Hanny's Voorwerp. Credit: Dan Herbert, Peter Smith, Matt Jarvis, Galaxy Zoo Team, Isaac Newton Telescope…
Mystery Object Found Orbiting Brown Dwarf
[/caption] Big planet or companion brown dwarf? Using the Hubble Space Telescope and the Gemini Observatory, astronomers have discovered an…
Hubble Confirms Cosmic Acceleration with Weak Lensing
[/caption] Need more evidence that the expansion of the Universe is accelerating? Just look to the Hubble Space Telescope. An…
Review: Hubble 3-D IMAX
[/caption] I have seen the new Hubble 3-D IMAX movie twice now, and both times I was overcome with tears…