Hubble Comes Face-to-Face with Spiral’s Arms – NASA Science

Hubble Comes Face-to-Face with Spiral’s Arms – NASA Science

The spiral galaxy NGC 3596 is on display in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image that incorporates six different wavelengths of light. NGC 3596 is situated 90 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Leo, the Lion. British astronomer Sir William Herschel first documented the galaxy in 1784. NGC 3596 appears almost perfectly face-on when … Read more

NASA’s Hubble Pinpoints Roaming Massive Black Hole – NASA Science

NASA’s Hubble Pinpoints Roaming Massive Black Hole – NASA Science

Like a scene out of a sci-fi movie, astronomers using NASA telescopes have found “Space Jaws.” Lurking 600 million light-years away, within the inky black depths between stars, there is an invisible monster gulping down any wayward star that plummets toward it. The sneaky black hole betrayed its presence in a newly identified tidal disruption … Read more

Hubble Images a Peculiar Spiral – NASA Science

Hubble Images a Peculiar Spiral – NASA Science

A beautiful but skewed spiral galaxy dazzles in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. The galaxy, called Arp 184 or NGC 1961, sits about 190 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Camelopardalis (The Giraffe). The name Arp 184 comes from the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies compiled by astronomer Halton Arp in 1966. It … Read more

NASA Gathers Experts to Discuss Emerging Technologies in Astrophysics – NASA

NASA Gathers Experts to Discuss Emerging Technologies in Astrophysics – NASA

The future of astrophysics research could unlock the secrets of the universe, and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, quantum sensing, and advanced materials may hold the key to faster, more efficient discovery. Advancements and implementations of new technologies are imperative for observational astrophysics to achieve the next level of detection. NASA’s Emerging Technologies for Astrophysics … Read more

How Are We Made of Star Stuff? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 58 – NASA

How Are We Made of Star Stuff? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 58 – NASA

How are we made of star stuff? Well, the important thing to understand about this question is that it’s not an analogy, it’s literally true. The elements in our bodies, the elements that make up our bones, the trees we see outside, the other planets in the solar system, other stars in the galaxy. These … Read more

Hubble Visits Glittering Cluster, Capturing Its Ultraviolet Light – NASA Science

Hubble Visits Glittering Cluster, Capturing Its Ultraviolet Light – NASA Science

As part of ESA/Hubble’s 35th anniversary celebrations, the European Space Agency (ESA) shared new images that revisited stunning, previously released Hubble targets with the addition of the latest Hubble data and new processing techniques. ESA/Hubble released new images of NGC 346, the Sombrero Galaxy, and the Eagle Nebula earlier in the month. Now they are … Read more

Eye on Infinity: NASA Celebrates Hubble’s 35th Year in Orbit – NASA Science

Eye on Infinity: NASA Celebrates Hubble’s 35th Year in Orbit – NASA Science

In celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope’s 35 years in Earth orbit, NASA is releasing an assortment of compelling images recently taken by Hubble, stretching from the planet Mars to star-forming regions, and a neighboring galaxy. After more than three decades of perusing the universe, Hubble remains a household name — the most well-recognized and … Read more

Hubble Spies Cosmic Pillar in Eagle Nebula – NASA Science

Hubble Spies Cosmic Pillar in Eagle Nebula – NASA Science

As part of ESA/Hubble’s 35th anniversary celebrations, the European Space Agency (ESA) is sharing a new image series revisiting stunning, previously released Hubble targets with the addition of the latest Hubble data and new processing techniques. New images of NGC 346 and the Sombrero Galaxy have already been published. Now, ESA/Hubble is revisiting the Eagle Nebula … Read more

Hubble Provides New View of Galactic Favorite – NASA Science

Hubble Provides New View of Galactic Favorite – NASA Science

As part of ESA/Hubble’s 35th anniversary celebrations, the European Space Agency (ESA) is sharing a new image series revisiting stunning, previously released Hubble targets with the addition of the latest Hubble data and new processing techniques. ESA/Hubble published a new image of NGC 346 as the first installment in the series. Now, they are revisiting a fan-favorite galaxy … Read more

NASA’s Hubble Tracks a Roaming Magnetar of Unknown Origin – NASA Science

NASA’s Hubble Tracks a Roaming Magnetar of Unknown Origin – NASA Science

Researchers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered the magnetar called SGR 0501+4516 is traversing our galaxy from an unknown place of origin. Researchers say that this runaway magnetar is the likeliest candidate in our Milky Way galaxy for a magnetar that was not born in a supernova explosion as initially predicted. It is so … Read more