Hubble
Instead of Betelgeuse, Keep Your eye on AG Carinae, Another Star That’s About to go Supernova
Astrophotography is one of the most gratifying parts of space exploration, and there’s nothing better at it than Hubble. Recently,…
VY Canis Majoris is “Like Betelgeuse on Steroids”
The disappearance of a star can take many forms. It could go supernova. It could turn into a black hole. …
The Universe in Formation. Hubble Sees 6 Examples of Merging Galaxies
Audio narration by the author is available above 10 billion years ago, galaxies of the Universe were ablaze with the…
The Newest Picture of Jupiter and Europa Captured by Hubble
The venerable Hubble Space Telescope has given us another gorgeous picture of Jupiter and its moon Europa. The incredibly sharp…
Hubble Shows the True Size of Andromeda
It's possible that you've seen the Andromeda galaxy (M31) without even realizing it. The massive spiral galaxy appears as a…
Hubble Examines Earth’s Reflection as an ‘Exoplanet’ During a Lunar Eclipse
What would we look for in a distant exoplanet in the hunt for Earth-like worlds, and perhaps life? A recent…
Take a Flight Through the Most Detailed 3D Map of the Universe Ever Made
Once I accidentally took a photo of one of the most important stars in the Universe... Andromeda Galaxy imaged at…
WFIRST Will be Named After Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s First Chief Astronomer
In honor of NASA's first Chief Astronomer and the "mother of Hubble," the WFIRST has been officially named the Nancy…
Hubble Finds Teeny Tiny Clumps of Dark Matter
Using data from Hubble and the gravitational lensing technique, a team of astronomers have found definitive evidence that Dark Matter…
Here’s the Picture We’ve Been Waiting for. Hubble’s Photo of Interstellar Comet 2I/Borisov
Leave it up to the good ole Hubble Space Telescope. The workhorse telescope has given us a photo of the…