Hubble
Halo of Blue Stars Around a Black Hole
Astronomers have known about a strange blue light coming from the heart of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) for many years,…
Hubble’s View of the Boomerang Nebula
The Hubble Space Telescope used its Advanced Camera for Surveys to capture this beautiful photograph of the Boomerang Nebula. This…
Hubble Working on Only Two Gyros Now
Managers working with the Hubble Space Telescope have intentionally turned off one of its working three gyroscopes to try and…
Hubble Sees a Field of Galaxies
The Hubble Space Telescope spent 40 hours gazing at the same spot in the sky to produce a photograph filled…
Supernova, Before and After
When astronomers discover a supernova, it's too late to learn much about the star before it exploded. Even if astronomers…
Hubble’s View of Deep Impact
The powerful Hubble Space Telescope was on hand to watch the collision between Deep Impact and Comet Tempel 1. Even…
Hubble’s View of a Giant Elliptical Galaxy
The Hubble Space Telescope recently captured this image of the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 1316, located in the southern constellation…
Hubble Helps Discover How Massive Stars Can Get
New observations from the Hubble Space Telescope are helping astronomers fine tune their models of star formation, including an estimate…
Galaxy Headed for a Cosmic Collision
The Hubble Space Telescope has taken a photograph of irregular galaxy NGC 1427A on a death plunge into the Fornax…
NASA Will End the Search to Save Hubble
The US government has asked NASA to stop trying rescue Hubble, and instead focus on a way to safely deorbit…