Hubble captures a glittering cluster of thousands of stars
This week’s image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a stunning field of stars called a globular cluster.
This galaxy cluster is so massive it warps space-time and bends light
An image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a galaxy cluster named Abell 1351, so unimaginably massive it is bending space-time itself.
Hubble Space Telescope snaps sparkling globular cluster near the heart of our galaxy
Stars shine like diamonds in this week’s image from the Hubble Space Telescope, which shows globular cluster Terzan 9.
Hubble spots isolated black hole drifting alone through our galaxy
Out in the depths of our galaxy roam lonely monsters: Isolated black holes which drift through space unattached to stars or other black holes.
Hubble captures a perfectly formed Grand Design Spiral
An image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope and shared by NASA this week shows the most stunning of spiral galaxies: A Grand Design Spiral called NGC 3631.
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 four dwarf galaxies merging into one in this Hubble image
An image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows an unusual interaction of four dwarf galaxies, so close together that all of them would fit within the Milky Way.
How fast is the universe expanding? It’s complicated, Hubble shows
Researchers using data from the Hubble Space Telescope have come up with the most precise measurement to date of the expansion of the universe.
Hubble captures the beautiful aftermath of a supernova explosion
Supernovas might spell the end for the star they happen to, but they aren’t only destructive. Hubble has captured a beautiful remnant created by a supernova.
See the ‘grand design’ of spiral galaxy M99 in this Hubble image
The swirling spiral of the elegant galaxy M99 is on display in this week’s image from the Hubble Space Telescope.