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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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The Hubble Space Telescope in orbit around Earth.

Hubble telescope restores 3rd instrument in slow return to operations

By Meghan Bartels published 30 November 21

NASA's most beloved space telescope is nearly back to normal.

The Prawn Nebula (IC 4628) is a massive stellar nursery located about 6,000 light-years from Earth.

Hubble telescope captures stunning image of the star-forming Prawn Nebula

By Samantha Mathewson published 26 November 21

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning view of the Prawn Nebula floating through deep space.

A Hubble Space Telescope image shows part of the Snowman Nebula, a region filled with warm gas.

Hubble telescope sees a space 'snowman' thousands of light-years away

By Elizabeth Howell published 24 November 21

A new release from the Hubble telescope's vast archive shares an incredible space "snowman" filled with glowing gas.

A view of the Hubble Space Telescope in orbit.

Hubble Space Telescope team revives powerful camera instrument after glitch

By Mike Wall published 22 November 21

Hubble team members successfully recovered the observatory's Wide Field Camera 3 instrument on Sunday (Nov. 21), NASA officials said.

Hubble Space Telescope team continues troubleshooting instrument glitch

By Mike Wall published 16 November 21

The Hubble Space Telescope is on the road back from its latest glitch, but it's not close to the finish line yet.

Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, DEM L249 is believed to be a remnant of a Type 1a supernova, or the death of a white dwarf star.

Hubble telescope captures cosmic remains of unusual white dwarf supernova

By Samantha Mathewson published 12 November 21

The shredded remains of a stellar explosion glow bright red in a stunning new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope.

Hubble telescope team gets one science instrument running again, continues troubleshooting glitch

By Mike Wall published 8 November 21

Last month, Hubble suffered a problem with its internal communications, sending its five science instruments into safe mode. The Hubble team just brought one of those instruments back online.

A view of the Hubble Space Telescope in orbit. Hubble is one of NASA's four "Great Observatories," which launched between 1990 and 2003. The agency has been urged to start a new Great Observatories program, to help get big, powerful space telescopes off the ground more efficiently.

New era of 'Great Observatories' may be coming for NASA

By Mike Wall published 8 November 21

The four original Great Observatories, which launched between 1990 to 2003, provide a good example to follow.

The Hubble Space Telescope as photographed at the end of the final servicing mission, in 2009.

NASA considering software fixes for sidelined Hubble Space Telescope

By Elizabeth Howell published 7 November 21

NASA is considering software adjustments to the Hubble Space Telescope to bring the sidelined telescope back into service.

A Hubble Space Telescope image of a nebula called N44.

This bizarre 'superbubble' spotted by the Hubble Space Telescope has scientists scratching their heads

By Elizabeth Howell published 3 November 21

Scientists aren't exactly sure how it formed.

NASA still working to figure out why Hubble's science instruments went dark

By Meghan Bartels published 2 November 21

NASA is still working to understand a glitch that took instruments on a venerable space observatory out of commission.

A newly released Hubble Space Telescope image shows galaxy NGC 6984, which is located about 200 million light-years from Earth.

Hubble telescope searches for aftermath of rare double star explosion (photo)

By Meghan Bartels published 2 November 21

Stellar explosions are messy affairs, so two consecutive supernovas in the same galaxy are bound to leave a mark.

The Hubble Space Telescope as seen by astronauts during its final servicing mission, in 2009.

Hubble Space Telescope instruments in 'safe mode' after glitch, stalling science

By Mike Wall published 29 October 21

Hubble's science instruments went into a protective safe mode on Monday (Oct. 25) after suffering an issue with internal spacecraft communications.

The Hubble Space Telescope unveiled this spooky photo of the dying red giant star CW Leonis just in time for Halloween.

This creepy photo of a dying star looks like a portal to the underworld

By Elizabeth Howell published 29 October 21

Just in time for Halloween, the long-running Hubble Space Telescope has captured a creepy image of a star surrounded by soot.

A view of supernova SN 2020fqv captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Hubble telescope spots doomed star that is the 'Rosetta stone' of supernovas

By Elizabeth Howell published 25 October 21

A new supernova captured by the Hubble Space Telescope may act as a decoder for other star explosions.

This photo from the Hubble Space Telescope shows two galaxies, NGC 7752 and NGC 7753, interacting as a single object called Arp 86 220 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus.

Hubble telescope spots a pair of 'squabbling' galaxies locked in cosmic dance

By Elizabeth Howell published 24 October 21

The research may shed light on cosmic evolution.

This Hubble Space Telescope snapshot shows three magnified images of a distant galaxy embedded in a cluster of galaxies. These images are produced by a trick of nature called gravitational lensing. The galaxy cluster's immense gravity magnifies and distorts the light from the distant galaxy behind it, creating the multiple images. Two of the magnified images, shown in the pull-out at bottom right, are exact copies of each other. The two bright ovals are the cores of the galaxy. This rare phenomenon occurs because the background galaxy straddles a ripple in the fabric of space. This “ripple” is an area of greatest magnification, caused by the gravity of dense amounts of dark matter.

Mystery solved! Bizarre Hubble double galaxy caused by 'ripple' in space

By Rahul Rao last updated 19 October 21

Astronomers have solved a mystery that the Hubble Space Telescope first discovered nearly a decade ago. A pair of streaky objects actually appear that way thanks to a "ripple" in the fabric of space.

The supernova remnant N 63 A in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy, which bears an uncanny resemblance to Pac-Man.

Stunning supernova remnant looks like Pac-Man gulping down stars

By Harry Baker published 18 October 21

NASA has released a picture of a Pac-Man-shaped supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy that was recently captured by the Hubble telescope.