Hubble
“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…
Hubble Captures Double Aurorae Light Show on Saturn
In January and March 2009, researchers using Hubble took advantage of a rare opportunity to record Saturn when its rings…
Double Hubble Sequence Shows Galaxies Go Spiral
[/caption] Galaxies come in all sorts of shapes. But in the past, the various galaxy shapes used to be more…
Hubble Takes A Look at Possible Asteroid Collision
[/caption] We reported earlier that on January 6, 2010, ground-based observatories may have spotted evidence of an asteroid collision in…
Latest from Hubble: Star Formation Fizzling Out in Nearby Galaxy
[/caption] Most galaxies are throughout the universe are happenin' places, with all sorts of raucous star formation going on. But…