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The star-filled sky in this Hubble photo lies in the direction of the Galactic center. The light from stars is monitored to see if any change in their apparent brightness is caused by a foreground object drifting in front of them. The warping of space by the interloper would momentarily brighten the appearance of a background star, an effect called gravitational lensing. One such event, OB110462, is shown in the four close-up frames at the bottom. The arrow points to a star that momentarily brightened, as first captured by Hubble in August 2011. This was caused by a foreground black hole drifting in front of the star, along our line of sight. The star brightened and then subsequently faded back to its normal brightness as the black hole passed by. Because a black hole doesn’t emit or reflect light, it cannot be directly observed. But its unique thumbprint on the fabric of space can be measured through these so-called microlensing events. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / K. Sahu, STScI / J. DePasquale, STScI.

Hubble Detects Free-Floating Compact Object 5,000 Light-Years Away

Jun 13, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers have for the first time discovered what may be an isolated stellar-mass black hole using the astrometric microlensing technique. They estimate...

This Hubble image shows the globular cluster Terzan 9, a relic of a generation of long-lived stars that formed in the early Galaxy. 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). 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 / R. Cohen.

Hubble Spots Ancient Star Cluster near Milky Way’s Center

Jun 13, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

This new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is one of the best ever views of Terzan 9, one of the most central globular clusters in our Milky...

An UAP from a declassified video captured by a U.S. Navy aircraft. Image credit: U.S. Navy.

NASA Creates Independent Team to Study UAPs

Jun 9, 2022 by News Staff

NASA’s independent study team will examine unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) from a scientific perspective. It will focus on identifying available...

In this composite image of Abell 2146, Chandra X-ray data (purple) shows hot gas, and Subaru Telescope optical data shows galaxies (red and white). Image credit: NASA / CXC / University of Nottingham / Russell et al. / NAOJ / Subaru Telescope.

Chandra Spots 1.6-Million-Light-Year-Long Shock Wave in Abell 2146

Jun 9, 2022 by News Staff

Abell 2146 is a pair of colliding galaxy clusters located approximately 2.8 billion light-years away in the constellation of Draco. In this composite image...

A patch of sky imaged by the 3D-DASH survey. Image credit: Mowla et al., doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/ac71af.

Hubble Captures Spectacular Near-Infrared Image Showing Early Universe

Jun 7, 2022 by News Staff

Astronomers from the 3D-Drift And SHift (3D-DASH) program have released the largest near-infrared image ever taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. A...

This Hubble image shows Ruprecht 106, a globular cluster some 69,100 light-years away in the constellation of Centaurus. The color image was made from separate exposures taken in the visible and near-infrared regions of the spectrum with Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys. 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. Dotter.

Hubble Snaps Brilliant Image of Ruprecht 106

Jun 6, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a striking new photo of the globular cluster Ruprecht 106. This Hubble image shows Ruprecht 106, a globular...

NASA’s Perseverance rover acquired this image on April 22, 2021, using its left Mastcam-Z camera. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS.

Ingenuity Performs Its Longest and Fastest Flight to Date on Mars: Video

Jun 3, 2022 by News Staff

On April 18, 2022, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter made a record-breaking 25th flight. The rotorcraft covered 704 m (2,310 feet) at a max speed of 5.5...

This diagram shows three layers of aerosols in the atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune. The height scale on the diagram represents the pressure above 10 bar. The deepest layer (Aerosol-1 layer) is thick and composed of a mixture of hydrogen sulfide ice and particles produced by the interaction of the planets’ atmospheres with sunlight. The key layer that affects the colors is the middle layer, which is a layer of haze particles (Aerosol-2 layer) that is thicker on Uranus than on Neptune. Irwin et al. suspect that, on both planets, methane ice condenses onto the particles in this layer, pulling the particles deeper into the atmosphere in a shower of methane snow. Because Neptune has a more active, turbulent atmosphere than Uranus does, the team believes Neptune’s atmosphere is more efficient at churning up methane particles into the haze layer and producing this snow. This removes more of the haze and keeps Neptune’s haze layer thinner than it is on Uranus, meaning the blue color of Neptune looks stronger. Above both of these layers is an extended layer of haze (Aerosol-3 layer) similar to the layer below it but more tenuous. On Neptune, large methane ice particles also form above this layer. Image credit: Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / J. da Silva / NASA / JPL-Caltech / B. Jónsson.

Haze Layers are Responsible for Different Blue Hues of Neptune and Uranus, Scientists Say

Jun 1, 2022 by News Staff

An international team of planetary researchers led by University of Oxford scientists has performed an analysis of visible/near-infrared observations of...

This Hubble image shows Arp 303, a galaxy pair located some 275 million light-years away in the constellation of Sextans. Image credit: NASA / ESA / K. Larson, STScI / J. Dalcanton, University of Washington / G. Kober, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / Catholic University of America.

Hubble Looks at Pair of Star-Forming Spiral Galaxies

May 30, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

NASA has released a colorful image snapped by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the galaxy pair Arp 303. This Hubble image shows Arp 303, a galaxy...

This image was taken by Mastcam onboard NASA’s Curiosity rover on Sol 3466 (May 7, 2022 at 07:58:16 UTC). Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS.

Did Curiosity Rover Find ‘Doorway’ on Mars?

May 30, 2022 by The Conversation

On May 7, 2022, the Mast camera (Mastcam) onboard NASA’s Curiosity rover took a photo which appeared to show a doorway carved into the Martian rock. This...

This Hubble image shows NGC 7496, a barred spiral galaxy some 24 million light-years away in the constellation of Grus. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / J. Lee / PHANGS-HST Team / Judy Schmidt, www.geckzilla.com.

Hubble Space Telescope Focuses on NGC 7496

May 30, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced an outstanding image of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 7496. This Hubble image shows NGC 7496, a barred...

This Hubble image shows NGC 3631, a grand design spiral galaxy some 53 million light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major. Image credit: NASA / ESA / A. Filippenko, University of California, Berkeley / D. Sand, University of Arizona / G. Kober, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / Catholic University of America.

Hubble Spots Face-On Grand Design Spiral Galaxy

May 27, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced this beautiful image of the spiral galaxy NGC 3631. This Hubble image shows NGC 3631, a grand design spiral...

This Hubble image shows NGC 3509, a spiral galaxy some 350 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo. Image credit: NASA / ESA / R. van der Marel, STScI / G. Kober, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Observes NGC 3509

May 26, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a striking new photo of the spiral galaxy NGC 3509. This Hubble image shows NGC 3509, a spiral galaxy...

This Hubble image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 3227 and the dwarf elliptical galaxy NGC 3226. Image credit: NASA / ESA / H. Ford, Johns Hopkins University / G. Kober, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / Catholic University of America.

Hubble Sees Graceful Gravitational Dance of Two Galaxies

May 25, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Hubble team has released a stunning image of an intermediate spiral galaxy called NGC 3227 and its companion, the dwarf elliptical galaxy NGC 3226. This...

This Hubble image shows NGC 3718, a spiral galaxy some 52 million light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major. Image credit: NASA / ESA / L. Ho, Peking University / Gladys Kober, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / Catholic University of America.

Hubble Views Spiral Galaxy with Unusual, Warped Shape

May 25, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced an outstanding image of part of the spiral galaxy NGC 3718. This Hubble image shows NGC 3718, a spiral...

This illustration shows NASA’s Lucy spacecraft passing one of the Trojan asteroids near Jupiter. Image credit: Southwest Research Institute.

Lucy Observes Total Lunar Eclipse from 100 Million Kilometers Away

May 24, 2022 by News Staff

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft successfully observed the May 15-16, 2022 total lunar eclipse from a unique vantage point, 100 million km (64 million miles) from...

This Hubble image shows the elliptical galaxy NGC 541 and a star-forming peculiar galaxy called Minkowski’s object. Image credit: NASA / ESA / S. Croft, Eureka Scientific Inc. / Gladys Kober, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Spots Strange Pair of Galaxies

May 24, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers have released a stunning image snapped by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the huge elliptical galaxy NGC 541 and its much smaller companion...

This Hubble image shows NGC 1023, a barred lenticular galaxy some 36 million light-years away in the constellation of Perseus. Image credit: NASA / ESA / G. Sivakoff, University of Alberta / G. Kober, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Captures Close-Up of NGC 1023

May 23, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have unveiled a beautiful image of the massive lenticular galaxy NGC 1023. This Hubble image shows...

This Hubble image shows Liller 1, a globular cluster some 30,000 light-years away in the constellation of Scorpius. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / F. Ferraro.

Hubble Observes Extremely Distant Globular Cluster

May 23, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured an amazing new photo of the globular cluster Liller 1. This Hubble image shows Liller 1, a globular cluster...

This Hubble image shows IC 4271, a pair of superimposed spiral galaxies some 800 million light-years away in the constellation of Canes Venatici. Image credit: NASA / ESA / B. Holwerda, University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. / G. Kober, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / Catholic University of America.

Hubble Looks at Curious Pair of Spiral Galaxies

May 20, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken a picture of the galaxy pair IC 4271, which is found in the constellation of Canes Venatici. This Hubble...

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