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This Hubble image of Dimorphos was taken on December 19, 2022, nearly four months after the asteroid was impacted by NASA’s DART mission. Dimorphos has a blue dust tail extending diagonally to the upper right. A cluster of blue dots surrounds the asteroid. These are boulders that were knocked off the asteroid. Image credit: NASA / ESA / D. Jewitt, UCLA.

Hubble Spots Swarm of Boulders around Asteroid Dimorphos

Jul 24, 2023 by News Staff

On September 26, 2022, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) intentionally slammed into the 160-m-wide asteroid moonlet Dimorphos — which...

This Hubble image UGC 12295, a face-on spiral galaxy located some 192 million light-years away in the constellation of Pisces. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / A. Filippenko / J. Lyman.

Hubble Captures Image of Beautiful Face-On Spiral Galaxy

Jul 24, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Hubble team has released a stunning new image snapped by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the spiral galaxy UGC 12295. This Hubble image UGC...

This Hubble image shows Arp 263, an irregular galaxy located 27.1 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo. The color image of Arp 263 was made from separate exposures taken in the visible and near-infrared regions of the spectrum with Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys and Wide Field Camera 3. Two 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 / J. Dalcanton / A. Filippenko.

Hubble Space Telescope Spots Triangle-Shaped Galaxy

Jul 17, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have produced a spectacularly detailed image of the irregular galaxy Arp 263. This Hubble image shows...

This Hubble image shows eMACS J1353.7+4329, a lensing galaxy cluster some 8 billion light-years away in the constellation of Canes Venatici. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / H. Ebeling.

Hubble Space Telescope Observes Exceptional Galaxy Cluster

Jul 10, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a remarkable image of the strongly lensing galaxy cluster eMACS J1353.7+4329. This...

This Hubble image shows UGC 11860, a spiral galaxy located some 184 million light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus. The color image is made up of observations from Hubble’s WFC3 camera in the ultraviolet, near-infrared, and optical parts of the spectrum. It is based on data obtained through three filters. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / A. Filippenko / J.D. Lyman.

Hubble Space Telescope Looks at Supernova-Hosting Spiral Galaxy

Jul 3, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has delivered an unrivalled snapshot of the spiral galaxy UGC 11860. This Hubble image shows UGC 11860, a spiral galaxy...

This Hubble image shows ESO 174-1, a highly irregular galaxy some 11 million light-years away in the constellation of Centaurus. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / R. Tully.

Hubble Spots Highly Irregular Galaxy in Centaurus

Jun 26, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

An irregular galaxy called ESO 174-1 resembles a lonely, hazy cloud against a backdrop of bright stars. This Hubble image shows ESO 174-1, a highly irregular...

This Hubble image shows NGC 6544, a globular cluster located more than 8,000 light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / W. Lewin / F.R. Ferraro.

Hubble Zooms in on Globular Cluster NGC 6544

Jun 19, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Hubble team has released a very beautiful close-up shot of the star-studded globular cluster NGC 6544. This Hubble image shows NGC 6544, a globular...

This Hubble image shows NGC 7292, an irregular galaxy some 44 million light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus. The color image was made from separate exposures taken in the visible and near-infrared regions of the spectrum Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). Two 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 / C. Kilpatrick.

Hubble Space Telescope Inspects NGC 7292

Jun 12, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced this beautiful image of the remarkable low surface brightness galaxy NGC 7292. This Hubble image shows...

In this Hubble image, the disk of the jellyfish galaxy JO206 is trailed by long tendrils of bright star formation that stretch towards the bottom right of the image, just as jellyfish trail tentacles behind them. The color image was made from separate exposures taken in the visible, ultraviolet and near-infrared regions of the spectrum with Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). The image is based on data obtained through six filters. 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 Space Telescope Spots Jellyfish Galaxy in Aquarius

Jun 5, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Hubble astronomers have released an absolutely beautiful photo taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the jellyfish galaxy JO206. In this...

This Hubble image shows NGC 298, a spiral galaxy some 89 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. The color image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys in visible and near-infrared light. Two 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 / C. Kilpatrick.

Hubble Space Telescope Captures Image of Little-Known Spiral Galaxy

May 29, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have obtained a remarkable new view of the small spiral galaxy NGC 298. This Hubble image shows NGC...

Vitral et al. suspect that an intermediate-mass black hole, weighing as much as 800 times the mass of our Sun, is lurking at the core of Messier 4. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / Sci.News.

Intermediate-Mass Black Hole May Be Lurking in Messier 4

May 25, 2023 by Natali Anderson

Messier 4 is a globular cluster full of ancient stars in the constellation of Scorpius, approximately 7,200 light-years away. Vitral et al. suspect that...

This composite image features four separate images that combine X-ray data from Chandra and infrared data from Webb, and some data from other telescopes like Hubble, Spitzer and XMM-Newton. Image credit: NASA / CXC / SAO / ESA / XMM-Newton / CSA / STScI / JPL / CalTech / ESO / L. Frattare / J. Major / K. Arcand.

Webb Captures Two Galaxies, Star-Forming Nebula, and Star Cluster

May 24, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

New images that combine data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope and several space- and ground-based telescopes show spiral galaxies NGC 1672...

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...

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