Hubble discovers over 1,000 new asteroids thanks to photobombing
Astronomers have used 19 years' worth of Hubble data to detect over 1,000 previously unknown asteroids in our solar system......»»
Hubble celebrates its 33rd birthday with stunning nebula image
Nebula NGC 1333 is a busy stellar nursery, with new stars forming among the cloud of dust and gas located 960 light-years away......»»
Webb shows areas of new star formation and galactic evolution
On Oct. 11, 2022, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope spent over 20 hours observing the long-studied Hubble Ultra Deep Field for the first time. The general observer program (GO 1963) focused on analyzing the field in wavelengths between approximately.....»»
Hubble views multi-generational cluster NGC 2419
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the globular star cluster NGC 2419. Globular clusters are both beautiful and fascinating. They are spherical groups of stars that orbit the center of a galaxy, and in the case of NGC 2419, tha.....»»
Hubble spots an ancient pair of supermassive black holes about to merge
Recently, astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope spotted two quasars burning brightly in the night sky -- and they're on a collision course......»»
A new measurement could change our understanding of the universe
The universe is expanding, but how fast exactly? The answer appears to depend on whether you estimate the cosmic expansion rate—referred to as the Hubble's constant, or H0—based on the echo of the Big Bang (the cosmic microwave background, or CMB.....»»
Saturn’s rings are raining down particles on its atmosphere
New research using the Hubble Space Telescope shows that Saturn's icy rings actually heat up its upper atmosphere......»»
Gaia discovers a new family of black holes
Using data from ESA's Gaia mission, astronomers have discovered not only the closest but also the second closest black hole to Earth. The black holes, Gaia BH1 and Gaia BH2, are respectively located just 1,560 light-years away from us in the directio.....»»
Hubble views Z 229-15, an intriguing active galaxy
This luminous image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows , a celestial object that lies about 390 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Lyra. Z 229-15 is one of those interesting celestial objects defined as several different.....»»
BigID’s privacy suite discovers and classifies all CPRA-related data
BigID announced native data privacy capabilities to automate and help fulfill California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) requirements. The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) is an amendment to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) that went into eff.....»»
Redness of Neptunian asteroids sheds light on early solar system
Asteroids sharing their orbits with the planet Neptune have been observed to exist in a broad spectrum of red color, implying the existence of two populations of asteroids in the region, according to a new study by an international team of researcher.....»»
Hubble observes ram pressure stripping in galaxy JW100
The galaxy JW100 (lower right) features prominently in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The streams of star-forming gas dripping from the disk of the galaxy like streaks of fresh paint are formed by a process called ram pressure s.....»»
There’s a cosmic jellyfish in this week’s Hubble image
Jellyfish galaxies have a main body of stars, with tentacle-like structures reaching off away from the body in just one direction......»»
Hubble sees the changing seasons on Jupiter and Uranus
Our planet isn't the only place in the solar system with dramatic weather changes - Hubble recently captured seasonal changes to two of the outer planets......»»
Planetary scientist who redirects asteroids with NASA discusses Asteroid 2023 DZ2
NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies detected an asteroid that will pass Earth by 108,758 miles this weekend, which is closer than the moon's distance from Earth 238,855 miles away......»»
Amateur astronomers needed: Help classify stars with Gaia"s data
ESA's Gaia mission has been collecting data on millions of space objects like stars and asteroids to build an extensive cosmic record. Now, to take it up a notch, it needs your eyes......»»
Hubble monitors changing weather and seasons of Jupiter and Uranus
Ever since its launch in 1990, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has been an interplanetary weather observer, keeping an eye on the largely gaseous outer planets and their ever-changing atmospheres. NASA spacecraft missions to the outer planets have give.....»»
Artificial intelligence discovers secret equation for "weighing" galaxy clusters
Astrophysicists at the Institute for Advanced Study, the Flatiron Institute and their colleagues have leveraged artificial intelligence to uncover a better way to estimate the mass of colossal clusters of galaxies. The AI discovered that by just addi.....»»
A sparkling field of stars cluster together in Hubble image
A Hubble image of the galaxy Messier 55 shows a stunning sea of stars in an enormous group called a globular cluster......»»
A small, fuzzy dwarf galaxy in our neighborhood captured by Hubble
This week's image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a galaxy in our backyard, cosmically speaking, taken as part of a project to image nearby galaxies......»»
Hubble captures a messy irregular galaxy which hosted a supernova
This week's image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a spiral galaxy called NGC 5486, shot through with wisps of pink where new stars are being born......»»