Hubble Space Telescope

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope launched in 1990 and has taken some of the most stunning photographs of the universe around us.

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an orange ribbon of plasma stretches across the center of a starry view.

Time-lapse video shows a supernova's aftermath ballooning into space

By Monisha Ravisetti published

Two decades of Hubble Space Telescope data reveal the stunning threads of a dead star's leftovers.

a long spiral galaxy is near another, less gaseous galaxy or supermassive blackhole

New Hubble telescope image reveals intergalactic bridge between two merging realms

By Samantha Mathewson published

A faint "bridge" of gas connects two colliding galaxies in a new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope.

view of hubble with two solar panels above a space shuttle in space. the earth is behind. a robotic arm is between the shuttle and hubble

'Hubble Hugger' space shuttle engine mounted on Artemis 2 moon rocket (photos)

By Elizabeth Howell published

An old space shuttle engine that once visited the Hubble Space Telescope was just mounted on the Space Launch System rocket that will launch the Artemis 2 moon mission next year.

a glowing with galaxy hangs center amongst small, distant dots, which are also galaxies.

Hubble telescope spots glowing galactic disk floating in deep space (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

The Hubble Space Telescope photographed a mesmerizing new photo of the lenticular galaxy NGC 3156, whose older stars emanate a hazy glow.

separate large galaxies shine alongside bright stars and other, distant galaxies.

Hubble Space Telescope discovers 11-billion-year-old galaxy hidden in a quasar's glare

By Robert Lea published

Astronomers normally observe galaxies by observing light these objects emit, but some tricky galaxies require a different approach.

a huge cluster of stars in space, infinitely dense.

Globular cluster glitters in stunning new Hubble telescope photo

By Samantha Mathewson published

A new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a glittering globular cluster deep in our Milky Way galaxy.

a spiral galaxy

Hubble Space Telescope sees lonely galaxy looming in isolation (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

A distant galaxy sits isolated in a new photo from the powerful observatory.

Hundreds of bright blue stars sparkle against the dark background regions of dust clouds, from which new stars are born, including the massive protostar OH 339.88-1.26, which lurks at the center of this image, behind the dark vertical streak.

Star-studded stellar nursery shines in new Hubble Telescope photo

By Samantha Mathewson published

The Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3 photographed a massive protostar lurking behind star-forming clouds of dust and gas in the constellation Ara.

An illustration shows the Juno spacecraft flying past Io as Jupiter lurks in the background.

James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble will help NASA's Juno probe study Jupiter's volcanic moon Io

By Robert Lea published

The iconic telescopes will make observations of the solar system's most volcanic body, Io. Data collected will help guide NASA's Juno mission when it revisits Jupiter and and the fiery moon.

A crowd of oval-shaped elliptical galaxies gather around the largest in the center. They are surrounded by more distant stars and galaxies, that have many shapes and sizes but all are smaller, on a dark background.

Hubble images a museum of galaxies, and some are gravitationally warped (photo)

By Monisha Ravisetti published

A new image released by NASA shows-off the galaxies of Abell 3322.

A hazy galaxy hangsin the backdrop of space and the twinklings of surrounding stars and other distant galaxies.

Hubble telescope captures a 'ghostly' galaxy glowing in distant space (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a distant galaxy cloaked in a ghostly haze some 44 million light-years from Earth in the Pavo, or "peacock" constellation.

A view of dozens of distant galaxies in deep space, with a zoomed-in view of one.

Earendel revealed: James Webb Space Telescope lifts veil on the most distant star known in the universe

By Mike Wall published

Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have begun getting the goods on Earendel, the most distant star ever detected.

A fiery red dwarf star is seen in the background. In the foreground, a tiny black orb transits in front. Around the black orb is a purple hazy atmosphere that's blowing away on either side.

Hubble telescope sees an angry star and an evaporating planet

By Monisha Ravisetti published

Quite close to our solar system, an angry red dwarf star is terrorizing a misfortunate planet by ripping away the world's atmosphere.

A broad spiral galaxy seen directly face-on. It has two bright spiral arms that extend from a bar, which shines from the very centre. Additional fainter arms branch off from these, studded with bright blue patches of star formation. Small, distant galaxies are dotted around it, on a dark background.

Hubble telescope spots a bright spiral galaxy with a violent past (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a stunning head-on view of a distant galaxy with tightly wound spiral arms.

SPT2215 as seen by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory (blue) and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (cyan and orange).

Unusual galaxy cluster is an island of tranquility in the chaotic early universe

By Robert Lea published

Seen by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, this peaceful galaxy cluster existed when the universe was just 5.8 billion years old and brimming with chaos.

an oval-ish galaxy with numerous clusters of stars seen in a telescope image. at bottom is a very bright star with spikes going in all directions

Hubble telescope captures a brave star trying to outshine a huge galaxy (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

The Hubble Space Telescope tried to capture an image of a weirdly shaped galaxy. A bright star almost got in the way.

hubble photo of a spiral galaxy in deep space, with more distant galaxies in the background

Hubble telescope captures stunning shot of spiral galaxy (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

A dazzling new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a distant galaxy that hosted a supernova explosion not long ago.

hubble space telescope photo of dozens of distant galaxies in deep space

Hubble telescope captures the making of a 'cosmic monster' (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

The Hubble Space Telescope captured massive galaxy clusters in the process of merging to form one big 'cosmic monster' eight billion light-years from Earth.

a pinkish jellyfish-shaped spiral galaxy imaged by the hubble space telescope

Hubble telescope reels in gorgeous, star-spawning cosmic jellyfish (photo)

By Robert Lea published

The Hubble telescope has sighted a monstrous cosmic jellyfish, a galaxy with a colorful body and trailing tendrils formed through interactions with superheated plasma.

Hubble photo of two galaxies in deep space marred by a satellite trail, which appears as a bright white line across the upper left of the image.

This new tool 'cleans' annoying satellite trails from Hubble telescope photos

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

Scientists have developed a new tool that can keep Hubble Space Telescope photos free of the bright streaks caused by fast-moving satellites.