Hubble image shows two overlapping galaxies in cosmic coincidence
This week’s Hubble image shows something of an optical illusion: two galaxies which appear to be colliding, but are in fact merely overlapping by chance.
See our galactic neighbors as you’ve never seen them before
Images of four nearby galaxies to the Milky Way show the dust in and around these galaxies in all its glory.
Two galaxies captured by Hubble are a hotbed of star formation
This week’s image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows two galaxies that are a hotbed of star formation.
See two galaxies in the process of merging in this Dark Energy Camera image
A beautiful image showing two interacting galaxies has been captured by a camera originally designed to study dark energy.
Check out NASA’s skywatching tips for April
NASA is back with its regular update on what to look out for in that vast open window above our heads. This month four particular planets take center stage.
Hubble snaps images of two galaxies that are merging to become one
The image from the Hubble Space Telescope this week shows two galaxies which are merging into one as the force of their gravities pulls them together.
Hubble uses cosmic optical illusion to spy a quasar 17B light-years away
This week’s image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a kind of optical illusion which is helping researchers to peer deeper into the depths of our universe.
A pair of sparkling galaxies shine in this Hubble image
This week’s beautiful image of space captured by Hubble shows two large galaxies, part of the Perseus cluster, against a background starfield.
See a glittering gang of galaxies in this week’s Hubble image
This week’s Hubble image shows a glittering host of galaxies or all shapes and sizes, dominated by the galaxy cluster ACO S 295.
Hubble identifies a 10-billion-year-old pair of quasars in merging galaxies
A new study using Hubble has identified not one but two pairs of quasars in galaxies which are merging, giving clues about the formation of galaxies.