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The Andromeda galaxy is seen almost edge-on, tilted by 77 degrees relative to Earth’s view; interesting regions include: (a) clusters of bright blue stars embedded within the galaxy, background galaxies seen much farther away, and photo-bombing by a couple bright foreground stars that are actually inside our Milky Way; (b) NGC 206 is the most conspicuous star cloud in Andromeda; (c) a young cluster of blue newborn stars; (d) the satellite galaxy M32, that may be the residual core of a galaxy that once collided with the Andromeda galaxy; (e) dark dust lanes across myriad stars. Image credit: NASA / ESA / B. Williams, University of Washington.

Hubble’s Photomosaic of Andromeda Galaxy Unveils Hundreds of Millions of Stars

Jan 20, 2025 by News Staff

A century ago, the American astronomer Edwin Hubble first established that this so-called ‘spiral nebula’ was approximately 2.5 million light years...

This Hubble image shows the Tarantula Nebula, which lies about 163,000 light-years away in the southern constellation of Dorado. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / C. Murray.

Hubble Space Telescope Observes Outskirts of Tarantula Nebula

Jan 20, 2025 by News Staff

A new Hubble image features a dusty yet sparkling scene from the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies. This Hubble image...

This Hubble image shows HOPS 150 and HOPS 153, two protostars within the famous Orion Nebula. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / T. Megeath.

Hubble Sees Two Protostars in Orion Nebula

Jan 13, 2025 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows two protostars in the Orion Nebula, a diffuse nebula located approximately 1,350 light-years...

This Hubble image shows several galaxies in the constellation of Hydra. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / D. Erb.

Hubble Space Telescope Observes Various Galaxies in Hydra

Jan 6, 2025 by Enrico de Lazaro

This new image from the Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) aboard the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows a tiny patch of sky in the constellation of Hydra. This...

This Hubble image shows LEDA 22057, a spiral galaxy some 650 million light-years away in the constellation of Gemini. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / R.J. Foley, UC Santa Cruz.

Hubble Views Supernova-Hosting Spiral Galaxy

Dec 30, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

NASA has released a beautiful photo taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the spiral galaxy LEDA 22057. This Hubble image shows LEDA 22057, a...

This all-sky photo of the night sky was compiled using images taken by astrophotographer Eckhard Slawik from the best and darkest locations around the globe. Image credit: NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / E. Slawik / M. Zamani.

NOIRLab Releases High-Resolution Images of 88 Constellations and Colossal Photo of Night Sky

Dec 24, 2024 by News Staff

NSF’s NOIRLab, in collaboration with ESA/Hubble, has released a collection of free, high resolution images of all 88 constellations and the largest open-source,...

This Hubble image shows NGC 337, a barred spiral galaxy some 60 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / C. Kilpatrick.

Hubble Captures Stunning Image of NGC 337

Dec 23, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken a picture of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 337. This Hubble image shows NGC 337, a barred spiral galaxy some...

A prominent bar of stars stretches across the center of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 2566, and spiral arms emerge from each end of the bar. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / D. Thilker.

Hubble Focuses on Beautiful Barred Spiral Galaxy: NGC 2566

Dec 16, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a striking new photo of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 2566. A prominent bar of stars...

The Firefly Sparkle galaxy is in the process of assembling and forming new stars, existed about 600 million years after the Big Bang, and weighs about the same as our Milky Way Galaxy if we could wind back the clock to see our Galaxy as it developed. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / C. Willott, NRC-Canada / L. Mowla, Wellesley College / K. Iyer, Columbia.

Webb Discovers Actively Forming Low-Mass Galaxy in Early Universe

Dec 12, 2024 by News Staff

Nicknamed the Firefly Sparkle, the newly-discovered galaxy existed approximately 600 million years after the Big Bang and consisted of a least 10 star...

This artist’s impression shows the evolution of the Universe beginning with the Big Bang on the left followed by the appearance of the Cosmic Microwave Background. The formation of the first stars ends the cosmic dark ages, followed by the formation of galaxies. Image credit: M. Weiss / Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

Webb Validates Hubble’s Distance Measurements

Dec 11, 2024 by News Staff

New observations from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope confirms previous measurements by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of distances between...

From 2014 to 2024, Hubble has been studying Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune under the OPAL program. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / A. Simon, NASA-GSFC / M.H. Wong, UC Berkeley / J. DePasquale, STScI.

Hubble’s OPAL Program Celebrates Decade of Tracking Solar System’s Giant Planets

Dec 10, 2024 by News Staff

The OPAL (Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy) program obtains long-term baseline observations of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune in order to understand...

This Hubble image shows NGC 5643, a grand design spiral some 55 million light-years away in the constellation of Lupus. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / A. Riess / D. Thilker / D. De Martin, ESA & Hubble / M. Zamani, ESA & Hubble.

Hubble Space Telescope Revisits NGC 5643

Dec 9, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Hubble team has released a striking new image of the central part of NGC 5643, a grand design spiral galaxy in the constellation of Lupus. This Hubble...

This Hubble image shows NGC 1637, an intermediate spiral galaxy located some 38 million light-years away in the constellation of Eridanus. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / D. Thilker.

Hubble Space Telescope Captures Lopsided Spiral Galaxy

Dec 2, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have delivered an unrivalled snapshot of the intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1637. This Hubble image...

A false-color ultraviolet image of the entire planet, showing the hood or cap of hydrocarbon haze that covers the south pole; the edge of the north polar hood is visible at the top. Image credit: Troy Tsubota & Michael Wong, University of California, Berkeley.

Astronomers Observe Transient Ultraviolet-Dark Polar Ovals on Jupiter

Nov 27, 2024 by News Staff

These Earth-size ovals at Jupiter’s north and south poles are visible only at ultraviolet (UV) wavelengths, and appear and disappear seemingly at random,...

This Hubble image shows NGC 2090, a spiral galaxy some 40 million light-years away in the southern constellation of Columba. 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). It 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 / D. Thilker.

Hubble Space Telescope Looks at Flocculent Spiral: NGC 2090

Nov 25, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured an amazing new photo of the spiral galaxy NGC 2090. This Hubble image shows NGC 2090,...

This Hubble image shows UGC 10043, a peculiar spiral galaxy some 150 million light-years away in the constellation of Serpens. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / R. Windhorst / W. Keel.

Hubble Spies Peculiar Spiral Galaxy Edge-On

Nov 18, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

NASA has released a stunning image snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope of the peculiar, edge-on spiral galaxy UGC 10043. This Hubble image shows UGC...

This Hubble image shows MCG+05-31-045, a pair of interacting galaxies some 390 million light-years away in the constellation of Coma Berenices. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / R.J. Foley, UC Santa Cruz.

Hubble Spots Pair of Interacting Galaxies in Coma Cluster

Nov 11, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

This stunning new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is one of the best ever views of a galaxy duo called MCG+05-31-045. This Hubble image...

This Hubble image shows NGC 1672, a barred spiral galaxy some 49 million light-years away in the constellation of Dorado. The color image was made from separate exposures taken in the ultraviolet, visible and near-infrared regions of the spectrum with Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) and Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). 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: ESA / Hubble / NASA / O. Fox / L. Jenkins / S. Van Dyk / A. Filippenko / J. Lee / PHANGS-HST Team / D. de Martin / M. Zamani.

Hubble Snaps Beautiful Image of NGC 1672

Nov 4, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken a picture of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672, which is visible from the southern hemisphere. This Hubble...

Hubble acquired this image of the circumstellar disk around Vega using the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS). Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / S. Wolff, University of Arizona / K. Su, University of Arizona / A. Gáspár, University of Arizona.

Hubble and Webb Take Closer Look at Planetary Debris Disk around Vega

Nov 1, 2024 by News Staff

There is no obvious evidence for one or more large exoplanets plowing through the face-on debris disk encircling Vega, one of the brightest stars in the...

This composite image shows IC 2163 (left) and NGC 2207 (right) galaxies. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI.

NASA Telescopes Capture Stunning Galaxy Duo

Oct 31, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

NASA has released a beautiful composite image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope of a pair of...

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