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Milky Way and Andromeda encounters

Milky Way may not collide with Andromeda

Hubble casts doubt on certainty of galactic collision.

NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the Sombrero Galaxy, also called Messier 104

Galactic favorite: Hubble offers a new view of the Sombrero galaxy

The new image reveals finer detail in the galaxy’s disk

20 Years of Uranus Observations

Hubble’s 20-year study reveals Uranus is more dynamic than we thought

NASA’s Hubble offer new insights into the Uranus’ atmospheric composition and dynamics

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The secrets of Herbig-Haro objects

Webb investigates a dusty and dynamic disc.

bullseye galaxy

Hubble sees a rare ‘bullseye’ galaxy with nine mesmerizing rings

Astronomers have discovered a unique collisional ring galaxy, nicknamed the "Bullseye," that features nine rings, the most observed in a collisional ring galaxy to...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a supernova in the constellation Gemini. ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. J. Foley (UC Santa Cruz)

Hubble imaged a supernova-hosting galaxy in the constellation Gemini

The supernova is visible as a blue dot at the center.

Quasar3C273

The closest-ever look at a Quasar

A new gateway into understanding quasars.

galaxy NGC 4951

Hubble captures a galaxy with a voracious Black Hole

The galaxy NGC 4951 is a fascinating example of a Seyfert galaxy.

Asteroid photobombs Hubble snapshot of Galaxy UGC 12158

Astronomers discover 1031 Uncatalogued Asteroids

The team used the help of "citizen scientists" worldwide, who contributed to identifying this asteroid bounty. Professional scientists then combined the volunteers’ efforts with...

Brown dwarf (artist’s concept)

Hubble reveals the Drifting Binary Pairs of Ageing Brown Dwarfs

A new study using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has found that brown dwarfs, interstellar objects that are larger than Jupiter but smaller than...

NGC 5427

NGC 5427: Hubble observes a Galactic distortion

It’s part of the galaxy pair Arp 271.

Exoplanet GJ 9827d (artist’s concept)

Hubble Telescope detects water vapour in the atmosphere of smallest exoplanet GJ 9827d

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have made a groundbreaking discovery in their search for exoplanets. For the first time, they have detected...

Star system Beta Pictoris (MIRI image)

New discovery in Beta Pictoris System reveals unseen structure

Scientists have made a new discovery in the Beta Pictoris planetary system, located just 63 light-years away. This system has been studied for decades...

Hubble photographs home of farthest fast radio burst (annotated)

A weird FRB erupted halfway across the Universe

A Fast Radio Burst (FRB) is a fleeting blast of energy that can – for a few milliseconds – outshine an entire galaxy. Over...

MCG-01-24-014

Hubble sees a galaxy with forbidden light

It has an active galactic nucleus.

Hubble orbiting more than 300 miles

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is back online

The spacecraft is in good health.

image shows the distribution of matter in space

A new possible explanation for the Hubble tension

A solution to one of the great mysteries of cosmology.

LTT 1445Ac

Hubble measured the size of the nearest Earth-sized exoplanet

This alignment, called a transit, opens the door to follow-on studies.

Artist’s concept of exoplanet LTT 1445ac

Hubble measures the size of the nearest Earth-sized exoplanet

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has measured the size of the nearest Earth-sized exoplanet that passes across the face of a neighbouring star. This...

Galaxy cluster MACS0416

Webb and Hubble united to create the most colorful view of the universe

The result: a vivid landscape of galaxies along with more than a dozen newly found time-varying objects.

Messier 104

Hubble captured stunning image of the Sombrero galaxy

It owes its name to its resemblance to the Mexican hat of the same name.

Exoplanet K2-18 b (illustration)

Methane, Carbon Dioxide in K2-18 b’s Atmosphere: A Discovery by JWST

A new investigation by an international team of astronomers using data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope into K2-18 b, an exoplanet 8.6...

NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope

A galaxy in a ghostly haze

It possess a large disk but lack the prominent spiral arms of galaxies.

red dwarf star AU Microscopii

Evaporating planet getting the hiccups, sees Hubble

A young planet whirling around a petulant red dwarf star is changing in unpredictable ways orbit-by-orbit.

Galaxy with Tendrils

A galaxy with tendrils

The galaxy lies almost 600 million light-years away in the constellation Sextans.

HUbble image and 3d model of M87

Hubble and Keck’s observatory saw a giant galaxy in 3D

A huge city of Myriad stars turns out to be potato-shaped.

UGCA 307

Hubble sees a diminutive dwarf galaxy without a defined structure

It resembles nothing more than a hazy patch of passing cloud.

Jupiter is positioned on the left. It is banded in stripes of brownish orange, light gray, soft yellow, and shades of cream. Uranus is positioned on the right. It appears tipped on its side and is mainly coloured cyan.

Hubble monitors changing weather and seasons on Jupiter and Uranus

Ever since its launch in 1990, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has been an interplanetary weather observer, keeping an eye on the ever-changing atmospheres...

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