Hubble
A Black Hole Switched On in the Blink of an Eye
A new study describes how astronomers discovered a supermassive black hole that suddenly "switched on" and became
Hubble Sees Two Quasars Side by Side in the Early Universe
When it comes to the brightest, most powerful objects in the Universe, not much can beat a Quasar. A Gamma…
A new Hubble Image Reveals a Shredded Star in a Nearby Galaxy
The Hubble Space Telescope, to which we owe our current estimates for the age of the universe and the first…
By Looking Back Through Hubble Data, Astronomers Have Identified six Massive Stars Before They Exploded as Core-Collapse Supernovae
Using images from the Hubble Snapshot Program and archival data, a team of astronomers has located the progenitor stars of…
Hubble saw Multiple Light Echoes Reflecting off Rings of Dust From a Supernova Explosion
Using images from Hubble, an international team of astronomers created a video that shows the evolution of a supernova and…
Hubble Checks the Weather on Hot Jupiters. Forecast: 100% Chance of Hellish Conditions
While the Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 32 years in orbit, like a fine wine, it has only gotten better with…
Hubble Has Been Watching This Planet Form for 13 Years
Hubble's most remarkable feature might be its longevity. The Hubble has been operating for almost 32 years and has fed…
NASA’s Roman Mission Might Tell Us if the Universe Will Tear Itself Apart in the Future
NASA's Nancy Gracy Roman Space Telescope won't launch until 2027, and it won't start operating until some time after that.…
Hubble is Fully Operational Once Again
After suffering a technical glitch and going into sleep mode for the second time this year, Hubble is once again…
Messier 95 – the NGC 3351 Barred Spiral Galaxy
Located in the constellation Leo, about 33 million light-years from Earth, is the barred spiral galaxy known as Messier 95.