Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph
Hubble Gets its Best Look At the First Quasar
The term quasar comes from quasi-stellar objects, a name that reflected our uncertainty about their nature. The first quasars were…
2 weeks ago
The Hubble and FU Orionis: a New Look at an Old Mystery
In 1936 astronomers watched as FU Orionis, a dim star in the Orion constellation, brightened dramatically. The star's brightness increased…
4 weeks ago
Europa’s Venting Global Ocean May Be Easier To Reach Than We Thought
Today, NASA announced that images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope have shown more evidence of water plumes on Europa's…
8 years ago