Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Hubble

Hubble explored extreme weather on ultra-hot Jupiters

They have the hottest planetary atmospheres ever seen.

Hubble snaps a serpentine spiral galaxy

Like our own galaxy, NGC 5921 contains a prominent bar.

Hubble finds a planet forming in an unusual way

This discovery supports a long-debated theory for how planets like Jupiter form, called "disk instability."

Hubble snaps a finely detailed image of the eye of a colorful galaxy

This multicolor image of NGC 1097 is composed of images using seven different filters in total.

Hubble shows the heart of a barred spiral galaxy

Eye of the Galaxy.

Hubble sees an outburst from an infant star

Stellar tantrum.

Hubble snaps two galaxies that appear to overlap

A not-so-close encounter.

Hubble showcases a peculiar pair of galaxies

The image contains data from three separate Hubble observing proposals.

Hubble captured a space triangle

A spectacular head-on collision between two galaxies creates an unusual space triangle.

Hubble snaps swirling galactic trio

It appears to be a triple galaxy merger in progress.

Hubble captures a cosmic interaction

It is rare to capture an image of two galaxies interacting in such a visibly dynamic way.

Planets losing their puffy atmosphere and transforming into super-Earths

Worlds around other stars can change their classification.

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