Gaze into the Cleopatra’s Eye nebula, captured by Hubble
A Hubble image recently released by NASA shows a striking blue planetary nebula located in the constellation of Eridanus......»»
Webb glimpses field of extragalactic PEARLS, studded with galactic diamonds
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured one of the first medium-deep wide-field images of the cosmos, featuring a region of the sky known as the North Ecliptic Pole. The image, which accompanies a paper published in The Astronomical Journal, i.....»»
Astronomers investigate chemical composition of multiple stellar populations in NGC 2808
Using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), astronomers have inspected the globular cluster NGC 2808. Results of the study, published December 2 on the arXiv pre-print repository, shed more light on the chemical compo.....»»
Our galactic companion, the Small Magellanic Cloud, sparkles in Hubble image
This week's Hubble image shows the Small Magellanic Cloud, or SMC, which is a satellite galaxy to our Milky Way......»»
Hubble reveals glow of ‘ghostly’ light around our solar system
Researchers using data from the Hubble Space Telescope have made a strange discovery: there's a ghostly light surrounding our solar system......»»
Hubble captures dual views of an unusual star cluster
While these two images may look dazzlingly different, they are actually pictures of the same cosmic object: NGC 1850. Although the same Hubble instrument took both images, different filters with different assigned colors were used to study particular.....»»
Hubble detects ghostly glow surrounding our solar system
Imagine walking into a room at night, turning out all the lights and closing the shades. Yet an eerie glow comes from the walls, ceiling, and floor. The faint light is barely enough to see your hands before your face, but it persists......»»
Hubble captures globular cluster NGC 2031
In the top left corner of this starry sight, the globular cluster NGC 2031 shines brilliantly. This dense group of thousands of stars is held together in a spherical shape by its stars' mutual gravitational attraction. The cluster is located in the c.....»»
NASA releases stunning hi-res moon images from Orion flyby
NASA has released some astonishingly detailed images captured by the Orion spacecraft as it passed within 79 miles of the lunar surface earlier this week......»»
Astronomers have identified six massive stars before they exploded as core-collapse supernovae
The venerable Hubble Space Telescope has given us so much during the history of its service (32 years, seven months, six days, and counting). Even after all these years, the versatile and sophisticated observatory is still pulling its weight alongsid.....»»
Image: Hubble spies emission nebula-star cluster duo
Against a backdrop littered with tiny pinpricks of light glint a few, brighter stars. This whole collection is NGC 1858, an open star cluster in the northwest region of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way that boasts an ab.....»»
Cosmic ray counts hidden in spacecraft data highlight influence of solar cycle at Mars and Venus
Measurements by ESA's long-serving twin missions, Mars Express and Venus Express, have captured the dance between the intensity of high-energy cosmic rays and the influence of the sun's activity across our inner solar system......»»
After the Artemis I mission’s brilliant success, why is an encore 2 years away?
"I would say that we’re going to try our best to get there." Enlarge / Orion, the Earth, and the Moon, captured during the Artemis I mission. (credit: NASA) The launch of the Artemis I mission in mid-November was spect.....»»
Hubble captures an open star cluster in a nearby satellite galaxy
The Hubble Space Telescope recently captured an image of a beautiful star cluster called NGC 1858, located in an area full of star-forming regions......»»
Hubble captures the stars of globular cluster NGC 6440
Looking like a glittering swarm of buzzing bees, the stars of globular cluster NGC 6440 shine brightly in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. The cluster is located some 28,000 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius, the Archer......»»
Watch NASA’s cinematic video of the Artemis I moon mission
NASA has released a cinematic video of the current Artemis I mission, featuring some of the best footage and photos captured so far......»»
Image: Hubble Telescope spies sparkling spray of stars in NGC 2660
This glittering group of stars, shining through the darkness like sparks left behind by a firework, is NGC 2660 in the constellation Vela, best viewed in the southern sky. NGC 2660 is an open cluster, a type of star cluster that can contain anywhere.....»»
NASA"s Juno mission spots two Jovian moons
On Nov. 29, 2021, NASA's Juno mission completed its 38th close flyby of Jupiter. As the spacecraft sped low over the giant planet's cloud tops, its JunoCam instrument captured this look at two of Jupiter's largest moons......»»
Image: Hubble glimpses a glittering gathering of stars
This glittering gathering of stars is Pismis 26, a globular star cluster located about 23,000 light-years away. Many thousands of stars gleam brightly against the black backdrop of the image, with some brighter red and blue stars located along the ou.....»»
Image: Hubble hunts an unusual galaxy
The galaxy merger Arp-Madore 417-391 steals the spotlight in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The Arp-Madore catalog is a collection of particularly peculiar galaxies spread throughout the southern sky, and includes a collection o.....»»
Hubble Snaps Stunning Pictures Of Colliding Galaxies
The latest Hibble snapshot sheds light on a galactic merger event in the Arp-Madore Catalogue of Southern Peculiar Galaxies and Associations. The latest Hibble snaps.....»»