Tag Archive for 'Hubble'

This Hubble image shows a region of space called LHA 120-N150. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / I. Stephens.

Hubble Spots Nursery of Massive Stars in Large Magellanic Cloud

Mar 18, 2020 by News Staff

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a stunning image of a huge HII region called LHA 120-N 150. This bright pink cloud...

This Hubble image shows the flocculent spiral galaxy NGC 4237. The image is made up of observations from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) instrument in the infrared and optical parts of the spectrum. 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 / P. Erwin et al.

Hubble Spots Flocculent Spiral Galaxy: NGC 4237

Mar 16, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced a spectacularly detailed image of the central region of the spiral galaxy NGC 4237. This Hubble image...

In shaping the Universe, gravity builds a vast cobweb-like structure of filaments tying galaxies and clusters of galaxies together along invisible bridges hundreds of millions of light-years long. This is known as the cosmic web. Image credit: Burchett et al.

Astronomers Use Slime Mold to Reveal Cosmic Web’s Dark Threads

Mar 11, 2020 by News Staff

Physarum polycephalum, a single-cell organism known as slime mold, builds complex web-like filamentary networks in search of food, always finding near-optimal...

This image, taken with the Wide Field Camera 3 on board the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows the central part of the spiral galaxy NGC 1589. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble.

Hubble Space Telescope Observes NGC 1589

Mar 9, 2020 by Natali Anderson

NASA has released a stunning image snapped by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the central region of the edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 1589. This image,...

This Hubble image shows the central part of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 3887. The image is made up of observations from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) in the 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 / P. Erwin et al.

Hubble Space Telescope Zooms In on NGC 3887

Mar 2, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured an amazing photo of the central region of a barred spiral galaxy called NGC 3887. This Hubble image shows...

This Hubble image shows NGC 691, a spiral galaxy located 125 million light-years away in the constellation Aries. The image is made up of observations from Hubble’s WFC3 instrument in the infrared and optical parts of the spectrum. 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 / A. Riess et al.

Hubble Space Telescope Views NGC 691

Feb 24, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced this beautiful image of the unbarred spiral galaxy NGC 691. This Hubble image shows NGC 691, a spiral...

This Hubble image shows Messier 104. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble Heritage Team / STScI / AURA.

Strikingly Metal-Rich Halo of Messier 104 Suggests Turbulent Past

Feb 21, 2020 by News Staff

Messier 104, a lenticular galaxy located 28 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo, now has a new chapter in its story — an extended...

This Hubble image shows the central region of the spiral galaxy NGC 4689. The color image was made from separate exposures taken in the visible and infrared regions of the spectrum with Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). 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.

Hubble Takes Closer Look at Stunning Spiral Galaxy: NGC 4689

Feb 17, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have photographed the central part of a spiral galaxy called NGC 4689. This Hubble image shows the...

This Hubble image shows NGC 2008, a spiral galaxy located 426 million light-years away in the constellation Pictor. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / A. Bellini.

Hubble Snaps Beautiful Image of NGC 2008

Feb 10, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a stunning image of the spiral galaxy NGC 2008. This Hubble image shows NGC 2008, a...

This Hubble image reveals a detailed view of the central part of the grand design spiral galaxy NGC 5364. The color image was made from separate exposures taken in the visible and infrared regions of the spectrum with Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) and Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). 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 / L. Ho.

Hubble Focuses on Grand Design Spiral Galaxy NGC 5364

Feb 3, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a vivid image of the central part of a grand design spiral galaxy called NGC 5364. This Hubble image reveals...

This Hubble image shows NGC 7541, a barred spiral galaxy located 103.7 million light-years away in the constellation of Pisces. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / A. Riess et al.

Hubble Space Telescope Spies NGC 7541

Jan 27, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced an outstanding image of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 7541. This Hubble image shows NGC 7541, a barred...

This composite image of the Crab Nebula was assembled by combining data from five telescopes spanning nearly the entire breadth of the electromagnetic spectrum: the VLA (radio) in red; Spitzer (infrared) in yellow; Hubble (visible) in green; XMM-Newton (ultraviolet) in blue; and Chandra (X-ray) in purple. Image credit: NASA / ESA / NRAO / AUI / NSF / G. Dubner, University of Buenos Aires.

Astronomers Create Stunning 3D Visualization of Crab Nebula

Jan 22, 2020 by News Staff

In 1054 CE, Chinese sky watchers witnessed the sudden appearance of a ‘new star’ in the heavens, which they recorded as six times brighter than Venus,...

This Hubble image shows NGC 1022, a face-on barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus, approximately 62 million light-years away. The image is made up of observations from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) in the infrared and optical parts of the spectrum. 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 / A. Seth.

Hubble Views Face-On Barred Spiral Galaxy

Jan 20, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has imaged a beautiful spiral galaxy called NGC 1022. This Hubble image shows NGC 1022, a face-on barred spiral galaxy...

This Hubble image shows NGC 1803, a spiral galaxy located 200 million light-years away in the constellation of Pictor. The image is made up of observations from Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) instrument in the near-infrared and optical parts of the spectrum. 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 / A. Bellini et al.

Hubble Space Telescope Observes NGC 1803

Jan 13, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken a beautiful picture of a spiral galaxy called NGC 1803. This Hubble image shows NGC 1803, a spiral galaxy...

Each of these Hubble images reveals four distorted images of a background quasar and its host galaxy surrounding the central core of a foreground massive galaxy. Image credit: NASA / ESA / A. Nierenberg, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory / T. Treu, University of California, Los Angeles.

Hubble Uses Quadruple-Image Gravitational Lenses to Capture Small-Scale Clumps of Dark Matter

Jan 10, 2020 by News Staff

According to the widely-accepted ‘cold dark matter’ theory, all galaxies are embedded within clouds of dark matter. Dark matter itself consists of...

This Hubble image shows the barred spiral galaxy UGC 2885. Image credit: NASA / ESA / B. Holwerda, University of Louisville.

Hubble Reveals What May Be Largest Spiral Galaxy Ever Seen

Jan 6, 2020 by News Staff

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a stunning new image of UGC 2885, a barred spiral galaxy located some 232 million light-years away in the...

This Hubble image shows NGC 2770, a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Lynx, 83.8 million light-years away. 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). 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 / A. Filippenko.

Hubble Snaps Stunning Image of NGC 2770

Jan 6, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured an amazing photo of a spiral galaxy called NGC 2770. This Hubble image shows NGC 2770, a spiral galaxy...

The cover page of the Hubble’s Hidden Gems 2020 Calendar. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble.

Hubble Team Produces 30th Anniversary Calendar for 2020

Jan 2, 2020 by News Staff

In September 2019, the Hubble team announced a social media initiative to celebrate three decades of success in discoveries with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space...

This Hubble image shows NGC 4455, a barred spiral galaxy located some 22 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The image was taken by Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / I. Karachentsev et al.

Hubble Scores Stunning Close-Up View of NGC 4455

Dec 30, 2019 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a beautiful photo of a barred spiral galaxy called NGC 4455. This Hubble image shows NGC 4455, a barred...

This Hubble image shows ESO 021-G004, a spiral galaxy located approximately 130 million light-years away in the constellation Chamaeleon. The color image was made from separate exposures taken in the visible and infrared regions of the spectrum with Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). 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 / D. Rosario et al.

Hubble Space Telescope Looks at Active Spiral Galaxy

Dec 23, 2019 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced a beautiful image of a spiral galaxy called ESO 021-G004. This Hubble image shows ESO 021-G004, a spiral...

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