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......»»
James Webb captures never-before-seen view of the Pillars of Creation
James Webb has captured a new image of the Pillars of Creation, giving us an even more detailed look at the gas structures that make up the iconic cosmic entity. In previous captures of the Pillars, we’ve been able to clearly see the dust clouds an.....»»
Hubble captures rare "light echo" from star explosion
When a star explodes (a supernova), it sends its intense burst of light out in all directions. On rare occasions, in the months and years that follow, rings of light or "light echoes" spread out from the original supernova position......»»
Hubble celebrates the spooky season with Abell 611, a cobweb of galaxies held together by a dark secret
In celebration of Halloween, Hubble brings you this inky image of the galaxy cluster Abell 611, located over 1000 megaparsecs, or roughly 3.2 billion light years, from Earth. Like all galaxy clusters, the continued existence of Abell 611 poses a myst.....»»
Images: NASA"s Lucy spacecraft provides new views of the moon
NASA's Lucy spacecraft captured this image of the moon's surface on Oct 16, 2022, about 6.5 hours after it flew by the Earth for its first of three gravity assists. The image was taken while Lucy was between the Earth and the moon, approximately 160,.....»»
Lucy spacecraft captures images of Earth, Moon ahead of gravity assist
NASA's Lucy spacecraft captured an image of the Earth on Oct 15, 2022, and an image of the Earth and the Moon on Oct. 13 as a part of an instrument calibration sequence......»»
Hubble captures a tempestuous pair of Herbig-Haro objects
This week's image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a pair of objects called Herbig-Haro objects, which were captured by Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3......»»
Crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid caused it to form twin tails
A few weeks ago NASA's DART mission crashed into an asteroid. Followup observations from Hubble show a surprising finding: the asteroid now has a second tail......»»
Hubble views a turbulent stellar nursery
The lives of newborn stars are tempestuous, as this image of the Herbig-Haro objects HH 1 and HH 2 from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope depicts. Both objects are in the constellation Orion and lie around 1,250 light-years from Earth. HH 1 is the.....»»
NASA"s Hubble spots twin tails in new image after DART impact
Two tails of dust ejected from the Didymos-Dimorphos asteroid system are seen in new images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, documenting the lingering aftermath of NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impact......»»
Stunning new Webb Telescope image showcases the “Pillars of Creation”
Protostars steal the show in this new image from the telescope's Near Infrared Camera. Enlarge / The James Webb Space Telescope captured a stunning new view of the iconic Pillars of Creation. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.....»»
Stunning new Webb Telescope image showcases the “Pillars of Creation“
Protostars steal the show in this new image from the telescope's Near Infrared Camera. Enlarge / The James Webb Space Telescope captured a stunning new look at the iconic Pillars of Creation. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.....»»
Iconic "Pillars of Creation" captured in new Webb image
The James Webb Space Telescope captured the iconic "Pillars of Creation," huge structures of gas and dust teeming with stars, NASA said Wednesday, and the image is as majestic as one could hope......»»
NASA"s Webb takes star-filled portrait of pillars of creation
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a lush, highly detailed landscape—the iconic Pillars of Creation—where new stars are forming within dense clouds of gas and dust. The three-dimensional pillars look like majestic rock formations, but.....»»
James Webb captures stunning new image of the Pillars of Creation
James Webb has finally captured an image of the Pillars of Creation, one of astronomy’s most iconic targets. The Pillars, which were given their name because of their sheer magnitude, is an arm of the Eagle Nebula. That particular arm juts out from.....»»
Martian satellite films amazing scene in our solar system
A satellite orbiting Mars captured a stunning view of our solar system. The European Space Agency recently released footage filmed this year by its Mars Express satellite, which has been snapping detailed views of the Red Planet for nearly two decade.....»»
Prime Day: top-rated portable Anker Nebula projector is $80 off
The Anker Nebula Capsule, a top-rated projector that will let you take the theater anywhere, is on sale for Amazon's October Prime Day with an $80 discount......»»
DART mission successfully shifted its target’s orbit
The asteroid Dimorphos had its 12-hour orbit shortened by a half-hour. Enlarge / A recent Hubble photo shows the 10,000 km tail of debris left behind by DART's impact. (credit: NASA/ESA/STScI/Hubble) On Tuesday, NASA announced.....»»
Hubble snaps a pair of interacting galaxies
The two interacting galaxies making up the pair known as Arp-Madore 608-333 seem to float side by side in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Though they appear serene and unperturbed, the two are subtly warping one another through a.....»»
Two interacting galaxies are warped by gravitational forces in Hubble image
Hubble snaps a pair of interacting galaxies, close enough to be distorted by tremendous gravitational forces......»»
Clip provides first proof of orcas killing white sharks
Scientists have published new findings confirming that orcas hunt great white sharks, after the marine mammal was captured on camera killing one of the world's largest sea predators......»»