Tag Archive for 'Hubble'

This composite image of the galaxy cluster MACSJ 0138 shows data from ALMA and Hubble. Image credit: ALMA / ESO / NAOJ / NRAO / S. Dagnello, NRAO / STScI / Whitaker et al.

Early Universe’s Massive Galaxies Had Very Little Amounts of Star-Forming Gas, Study Says

Sep 22, 2021 by News Staff

Massive galaxies in the early Universe should have contained large amounts of cold molecular gas, the fuel required to make stars. But new observations...

This Hubble image shows the globular cluster Palomar 6. The color image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC 3) and Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / R. Cohen.

Hubble Captures Stunning New Image of Palomar 6

Sep 20, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured the brilliance of a globular cluster called Palomar 6. This Hubble image shows the...

Roth et al. present a calculation of the contribution of star-forming galaxies to the gamma-ray background. Image credit: NASA.

Star-Forming Galaxies Explain ‘Empty Sky’ Gamma-Rays: Study

Sep 16, 2021 by News Staff

Until now, it has been unclear what created gamma-rays that appear in patches of seemingly ‘empty sky.’ Roth et al. present a calculation of the contribution...

This Hubble image shows a giant star called AG Carinae. The color image was made from separate exposures taken in the visible region of the spectrum with Hubble’s Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) and Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). It is based on data obtained through two filters. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / A. Nota / C. Britt.

Hubble Space Telescope Takes Close Look at AG Carinae

Sep 13, 2021 by News Staff

The new composite images from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveal the dual nature of the giant star AG Carinae. This Hubble image shows a giant...

Location of the observed O- and B- type stars on the Galactic plane. Image credit: De Cia et al., doi: 10.1038/s41586-021-03780-0.

Milky Way’s Interstellar Medium Is Not Homogeneous, New Study Shows

Sep 9, 2021 by Natali Anderson

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have measured the metallicity of the neutral interstellar medium towards 25 bright stars in our Milky...

This Hubble image shows Messier 13, a globular cluster located 25,000 light-years away in the constellation of Hercules. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble Heritage Team / STScI / AURA / C. Bailyn, Yale University / W. Lewin, MIT / A. Sarajedini, University of Florida / W. van Altena, Yale University.

Hubble Finds Slowly Cooling White Dwarfs in Messier 13

Sep 7, 2021 by News Staff

Using high-resolution observational of two very similar globular clusters, Messier 3 and Messier 13, astronomers have found an unexpected overabundance...

This Hubble image shows NGC 6717, a globular cluster located over 23,000 light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius. The image is made up of observations from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) and Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) in the ultraviolet, near-infrared, and optical parts of the spectrum. It is based on data obtained through five filters. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / A. Sarajedini.

Hubble Focuses on Globular Cluster NGC 6717

Sep 6, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have produced an outstanding image of a distant globular cluster called NGC 6717. This Hubble image...

Zoomed in view of an ALMA (red/orange) and Hubble (optical) composite of NGC 4921; it highlights filament structures resulting from the effects of ram-pressure stripping. Image credit: ALMA / ESO / NAOJ / NRAO / S. Dagnello, NRAO / NASA / ESA / Hubble / K. Cook, LLNL / L. Shatz.

Astronomers Find Cosmic Boomerang in Coma Cluster Galaxy

Aug 30, 2021 by News Staff

Using data from the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), the Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-Wave Astronomy (CARMA) and the NASA/ESA Hubble...

This Hubble image shows a Herbig-Haro object labeled HH 111. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / B. Nisini.

Hubble Observes Enigmatic Herbig-Haro Object

Aug 30, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have imaged HH 111, one of the most well-known Herbig-Haro objects. This Hubble image shows a Herbig-Haro...

This Hubble image shows NGC 2164, a young open cluster located some 160,000 light-years away in the constellation of Dorado. The color image is made up of observations from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) in the ultraviolet, near-infrared, and optical parts of the spectrum. It is based on data obtained through four filters. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / J. Kalirai / Milone.

Hubble Space Telescope Images NGC 2164

Aug 23, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope provides a detailed look at an open cluster known as NGC 2164. This Hubble image shows NGC 2164,...

This pair of Hubble images of comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS), taken on April 20 and April 23, 2020, reveal the breakup of the solid nucleus of the comet. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Quanzhi Ye, University of Maryland / Alyssa Pagan, STScI.

Comet ATLAS May Be Broken-Off Piece of Larger, More Ancient Visitor

Aug 20, 2021 by News Staff

The near-Sun comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) is the first member of a long-period comet group observed to disintegrate well before its closest approach to the...

This Hubble image shows the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1385. The color image was made from separate exposures taken in the ultraviolet, visible and near-infrared regions of the spectrum with Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). Five 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. Lee / PHANGS-HST Team.

Hubble Looks at Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1385

Aug 16, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have taken a picture of a spiral galaxy called NGC 1385. This Hubble image shows the barred spiral...

An Einstein ring formed by gravitationally lensed light from 2M1310-1714. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / T. Treu / Judy Schmidt, www.geckzilla.com.

Gravity of Massive Galaxy Pair Magnifies Light from Distant Quasar

Aug 9, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

Thanks to the presence of a gravitational lens, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured five separate images of 2M1310-1714, a quasar located...

An artist’s impression of a thermonuclear supernova event. Image credit: ESA / ATG Medialab / C. Carreau.

Astronomers Spot Spinning Runaway Star

Aug 4, 2021 by News Staff

Using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have detected 8.9-hr variability in both...

This Hubble image shows IC 1954, a spiral galaxy some 45 million light-years away in the constellation of Horologium. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / J. Lee / PHANGS-HST Team.

Hubble Space Telescope Sees Spiral Galaxy IC 1954

Aug 2, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced a beautiful image of the small spiral galaxy IC 1954. This Hubble image shows IC 1954, a spiral galaxy...

Roth et al. reveal the first evidence for water vapor in the atmosphere of Ganymede, the result of the thermal escape of water vapor from the moon’s icy surface. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / J. daSilva.

Hubble Detects Water Vapor in Atmosphere of Ganymede

Jul 26, 2021 by News Staff

Jupiter’s icy satellite Ganymede is the largest moon in the Solar System. Water ice on its surface is frozen solid in frigid temperatures as low as minus...

This Hubble image shows the triple galaxy system Arp 195. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / J. Dalcanton.

Hubble Space Telescope Sees Interacting Galaxy Triplet

Jul 26, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a striking photo of the triple merging system Arp 195. This Hubble image shows the...

This Hubble image shows the galaxy cluster MACS J0138.0-2155, which is so massive that its gravity bent and magnified light streaming not only from an extremely distant background galaxy but also from a supernova event in this galaxy. The color image was made using observations from eight different filters spread across Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) and Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / A. Newman / M. Akhshik / K. Whitaker.

Hubble Observes Multiply-Imaged, Gravitationally Lensed Supernova

Jul 19, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

The multiply-imaged supernova AT2016jka appeared in the distant giant galaxy MRG-M0138, gravitationally lensed by the foreground galaxy cluster MACS J0138.0-2155. This...

This Hubble image shows NGC 6380, a globular cluster some 35,500 light-years away in the constellation of Scorpius. The very bright star at the top of the image is HD 159073, which is only around 4,000 light-years from Earth. The color image was made from separate exposures taken in the visible and near-infrared regions of the spectrum with Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). Three 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.

Hubble Space Telescope Focuses on NGC 6380

Jul 12, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

NASA has released a beautiful close-up shot snapped by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the globular cluster NGC 6380. This Hubble image shows NGC...

This Hubble image shows two galaxies, 2MASX J03193743+4137580 (left) and UGC 2665 (right), in the Perseus cluster. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / W. Harris / L. Shatz.

Hubble Spots Enormous Galaxies in Perseus Cluster

Jul 5, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a striking photo of part of the Perseus cluster, a collection of thousands of galaxies approximately 240...

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