SpaceX eyes mission to extend life of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope
SpaceX is working with NASA to explore the possibility of using its Dragon spacecraft to extend the life of the Hubble Space Telescope mission.
Hubble images a gorgeous spiral galaxy with a brightly glowing heart
This Hubble image shows the galaxy NGC 1961, its spiral arms reaching out into the darkness and swirling around its bright and busy center.
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.
Stars sparkle in various colors in this week’s Hubble image
Close out your week with a soothing view of the wonders of space, as provided by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Hubble revisits a funky irregular dwarf galaxy
This week’s Hubble image shows an unusual, chaotic dwarf galaxy which defies categorization.
Thousands of stars press close together in stunning Hubble image
This week’s Hubble image shows a dazzling globular cluster by the name of NCG 6540.
This colorful Hubble dreamscape is sculpted by newborn stars
The image from the Hubble Space Telescope this week is particularly dreamy and stunning, showing the bright colors and soft shapes of a Herbig-Haro object.
Betelgeuse blew its top, leaving an interior jiggling like jelly
The huge red supergiant star Betelgeuse blew off a huge chunk of its mass in 2019, creating a cloud of dust which obscured its light and caused it to dim.
Thousands of stars sparkle in this week’s Hubble image
A sky full of stars is on glorious display in this week’s image from the Hubble Space Telescope.
Hubble captures a diverse trio of galactic objects
Researchers share stunning images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope every week, and this image shows a trio of galactic objects of varying different types.