Tag Archive for 'Hubble'

This Hubble image shows JW39, a jellyfish galaxy some 900 million light-years away in the constellation of Coma Berenices. The color image was made from separate exposures taken in the visible, near-infrared and ultraviolet regions of the spectrum with Hubble’s WFC3 instrument. Six filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / M. Gullieuszik / GASP Team.

Hubble Snaps Stunning Image of Jellyfish Galaxy

May 22, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a striking new photo of a jellyfish spiral galaxy called JW39. This Hubble image shows JW39, a jellyfish...

The enlarged inset view reveals four images of SN Refsdal, spotted in 2014, arranged around a giant elliptical galaxy within the cluster. The light from the supernova passes so closely to the galaxy’s dense core that several light paths are redirected and focused toward Earth. The result is that astronomers see four images that form an Einstein Cross. The blue streaks wrapping around the galaxy are the stretched images of SN Refsdal’s parent spiral galaxy, which has been distorted by the warping of space. Computer models of the cluster predict that another image of the stellar blast will appear within 5 years. The red circle marks the possible location of the next supernova image. Astronomers may have missed an earlier appearance of the supernova in 1995, as marked by the blue circle. These multiple appearances of the exploding star are due to the various paths its light is taking through the maze of clumpy dark matter in the galactic grouping. Each image takes a different route through the cluster and arrives at a different time, due, in part, to differences in the length of the pathways the light follows to reach Earth. Image credit: NASA / ESA / S. Rodney, JHU / FrontierSN team / T. Treu, UCLA / P. Kelly, UC Berkeley / GLASS team / J. Lotz, STScI / Frontier Fields team / M. Postman, STScI / CLASH team / Z. Levay, STScI.

Light from Supernova Refsdal Helps Astronomers Measure Universe’s Expansion Rate

May 17, 2023 by News Staff

The gravitationally lensed Supernova (SN) Refsdal was discovered by University of Minnesota astronomer Patrick Kelly in 2014 in the field of MACS J1149.6+2223,...

This Hubble image shows NGC 6325, a globular cluster some 26,000 light-years away in the constellation of Ophiuchus. The color image includes both optical and near-infrared observations from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) and Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). Four filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / E. Noyola / R. Cohen.

Hubble Space Telescope Spies Glittering Globular Cluster

May 15, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have captured a striking new photo of the densely packed globular cluster NGC 6325. This Hubble...

An artist’s impression of a supermassive black hole. Image credit: University of Hawai’i at Mānoa.

Astronomers Detect Supermassive Black Holes in ‘Cosmic Noon’ Galaxy Pairs

May 11, 2023 by News Staff

Astronomers at Newcastle University and Colby College have developed a new technique to determine how likely it is that two galaxies are very close together...

This Hubble image shows Arp 308, a pair of massive galaxies located some 250 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. Image credit: NASA / ESA / J. Blakeslee, NOIRLab / W. Sparks, SETI Institute / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Focuses on Arp 308

May 10, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Hubble team has released a beautiful new image of two massive galaxies, NGC 545 and NGC 547, collectively known as Arp 308. This Hubble image shows...

This Hubble image shows eMACS J1823.1+7822, a massive cluster of galaxies some 9 billion light-years away in the constellation of Draco. The central cluster is mostly made of bright elliptical galaxies that are surrounded by a warm glow. Close to the cluster core is the stretched, distorted arc of a galaxy, gravitationally lensed by the cluster. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / H. Ebeling.

Hubble Spots Lensing Galaxy Cluster in Draco

May 8, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

eMACS J1823.1+7822 has so much mass that it acts as a gravitational lens, causing light from distant galaxies to bend around it. This Hubble image shows...

This Hubble image shows NGC 5283, a lenticular galaxy some 168 million light-years away in the constellation of Centaurus. Image credit: NASA / ESA / A. Barth, University of California, Irvine / M. Revalski, STScI / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Observes NGC 5283

May 8, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a beautiful new image of the lenticular galaxy NGC 5283. This Hubble image shows NGC...

This Hubble image shows NGC 3489, a lenticular galaxy located 30 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo. Image credit: NASA / ESA / P. Erwin, Max-Planck-Institut fur extraterrestrische Physik / L. Ho, Peking University / S. Kaviraj, University of Hertfordshire / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Spots Beautiful Lenticular Galaxy

May 2, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASAESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a detailed image of a lenticular galaxy called NGC 3489. This Hubble image shows NGC...

This Hubble image shows JO175, a jellyfish galaxy located 650 million light-years away in the constellation of Telescopium. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / M. Gullieuszik / GASP Team.

Hubble Zooms in on Jellyfish Galaxy JO175

May 1, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced an outstanding image of the jellyfish galaxy JO175. This Hubble image shows JO175, a jellyfish galaxy...

This Hubble image shows ACO S520, a collection of oval-shaped, elliptical galaxies some 3.4 billion light-years away in the constellation of Pictor. Image ctedit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / H. Ebeling.

Hubble Spots Group of Oval-Shaped, Elliptical Galaxies in Pictor

Apr 24, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a stunning image of the unusual galaxy cluster ACO S520. This Hubble image shows ACO...

This Hubble image shows NGC 1333, a reflection nebula located 1,000 light-years away in the northern constellation of Perseus. Image credit: NASA / ESA / STScI.

Hubble Captures NGC 1333 in Stunning 33rd Anniversary Image

Apr 20, 2023 by News Staff

This new photo of the reflection nebula NGC 1333 was taken in celebration of the 33rd anniversary of the launch of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope...

A photo of the huge elliptical galaxy Messier 87 (left) is compared to its 3D shape as gleaned from meticulous observations made with Hubble and Keck telescopes (right). Image credit: NASA / ESA / Joseph Olmsted, STScI / Frank Summers, STScI / Chung-Pei Ma, UC Berkeley.

Astronomers Measure 3D Shape of Messier 87 and Mass of Its Central Black Hole

Apr 17, 2023 by News Staff

Messier 87, a massive elliptical galaxy located approximately 53 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo, turns out to be triaxial, or potato-shaped,...

This Hubble image shows UGC 678, a barred spiral galaxy some 260 million light-years away in the constellation of Pisces. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / C. Kilpatrick / R.J. Foley.

Hubble Observes Beautiful Spiral Galaxy

Apr 17, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a striking new photo of the barred spiral galaxy UGC 678. This Hubble image shows UGC...

An artist’s impression of a runaway supermassive black hole that was ejected from its host galaxy as a result of a tussle between it and two other black holes. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Leah Hustak, STScI.

Hubble Spots Runaway Supermassive Black Hole

Apr 11, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The newly-discovered supermassive black hole resides in a compact star-forming galaxy around 7.7 billion years away and has a mass of 20 million solar...

This Hubble image shows JO204, a spiral galaxy some 600 million light-years away in the constellation of Sextans. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / M. Gullieuszik / GASP Team.

Hubble Space Telescope Spies Jellyfish Galaxy Edge-On

Apr 10, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The new image of JO204, a spiral galaxy located approximately 600 million light-years away in the constellation of Sextans, was captured by the NASA/ESA...

This artist’s concept shows the brilliant glare of two quasars residing in the cores of two galaxies that are in the chaotic process of merging. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Joseph Olmsted, STScI.

Merger of Two Massive Disk Galaxies Produces Dual Quasar

Apr 5, 2023 by News Staff

Using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and other space and ground-based observatories, astronomers have discovered SDSS J0749+2255, a closely bound...

This Hubble image shows UGC 2890, a small spiral galaxy some 30 million light-years away in the constellation of Camelopardalis. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / C. Kilpatrick.

Hubble Snaps Breathtaking New Image of UGC 2890

Apr 3, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have produced a beautiful image of the side-on spiral galaxy UGC 2890. This Hubble image shows UGC 2890, a small spiral...

This composite image shows the Saturn Lyman-alpha bulge, an emission from hydrogen which is a persistent and unexpected excess detected by NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft, NASA’s Cassini probe, and the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope between 1980 and 2017. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Lotfi Ben-Jaffel, IAP & LPL.

Saturn’s Rings are Heating Gas Giant’s Upper Atmosphere, Astronomers Say

Mar 30, 2023 by News Staff

The most feasible explanation is that icy ring particles raining down onto Saturn’s atmosphere cause this heating, according to a team of astronomers...

This image shows the strong-lensing galaxy Abell 1201 BCG and a gravitational arc. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / Nightingale et al., doi: 10.1093/mnras/stad587.

Astronomers Discover Ultramassive Black Hole in Abell 1201

Mar 29, 2023 by Natali Anderson

The newly-discovered ultramassive black hole has a mass of 32.7 billion solar masses and resides in the center of Abell 1201 BCG, a massive elliptical...

This Hubble image shows Z 229-15, a spiral galaxy located 390 million light-years away in the constellation of Lyra. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / A. Barth / R. Mushotzky.

Hubble Space Telescope Spots Very Luminous Seyfert Galaxy

Mar 27, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have taken a beautiful picture of the luminous spiral galaxy Z 229-15, which is found in the constellation...

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