This Famous Star Is a Total Fraud, Astronomers Say
In March 2022, the Hubble Space Telescope peered through the distant cosmos and detected the light of an apparent star located 12.9 billion light-years away. Astronomers named it Earendel, meaning…
A Closer Look At Uranus’s Moons Reveals a Surprising Dark Side
The moons that orbit Uranus are already known to have unusual characteristics: some are heavily cratered, others have tectonic features or a patchwork of ridges and cliffs. Using the Hubble…
This galaxy helps astronomers measure the size of the universe
Trying to measure the size of the universe is no easy task, but this galaxy imaged by Hubble can help.
Largest comet ever seen is coming our way, but don’t worry
Astronomers have confirmed that an 80-mile-wide comet first spotted by the Hubble Space Telescope is the biggest ever seen.