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![A mosaic of JWST and Hubble data of the "Pillars of Creation" visualization.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K7UxRRdoF6vsDZfE4JV6ea-320-80.jpg)
Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope gives the 'Pillars of Creation' a stunning 3D makeover
By Jamie Carter published
A new multiwavelength 3D visualization of the iconic "Pillars of Creation" showcases the differences between Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope data.
![spiral galaxy](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GKx4xKR4arNoYNRKdedtae-320-80.jpg)
Space photo of the week: Hubble roars back to life with exquisite image of nearby galaxy
By Jamie Carter published
The sparkling galaxy NGC 1546 stars in Hubble's first new image since changing to its new "one-gyro mode," ending the telescope's roughly month-long break.
![A photo of NGC 4753, a lenticular galaxy with a cobweb like appearance](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ttKn4CoWDKNMZVd2pxb8v3-320-80.jpg)
Space photo of the week: Hubble spots a twisted 'train-wreck' galaxy that may hide a cosmic illusion
By Jamie Carter published
The Hubble Space Telescope's stunning image of the dusty 'train-wreck' galaxy NGC 4753 reveals what may be one of the greatest optical illusions in the nearby universe.
![The Little Dumbbell Nebula, a colorful, barbell-shaped cloud of gas, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AUQSG2JmUCqWYRjGjWenx5-320-80.jpg)
Space photo of the week: Little Dumbbell Nebula throws a wild party for Hubble telescope's 34th anniversary
By Jamie Carter published
Astronomers celebrated the Hubble Space Telescope's 34th anniversary with this stunning image of the Little Dumbbell Nebula — a vast cloud of gas containing one of the hottest white dwarf stars ever found.
![Illustration of the expansion of the Universe.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bYkzgveBrvAbbRR2dCAGNR-320-80.jpg)
James Webb telescope confirms there is something seriously wrong with our understanding of the universe
By Ben Turner published
Depending on where we look, the universe is expanding at different rates. Now, scientists using the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes have confirmed that the observation is not down to a measurement error.
![ESO 420-G013's perfectly round disk of stars resembles a baseball. Image credit:](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eeFgYp2Jtk5VxLrdtPB6AH-320-80.jpg)
Space photo of the week: Hubble catches a 'baseball galaxy' with a black hole heart
By Jamie Carter published
ESO 420-G013 is a face-on spiral galaxy with an almost perfectly round disk and an active black hole lighting up its starry guts.
![UGC 8091 is a dwarf irregular galaxy about 7 million light-years away from our solar system.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qYKK9N3sorAfvwWA3NLUZ7-320-80.jpg)
Space photo of the week: Hubble spies a dwarf galaxy
By Jamie Carter published
The irregular dwarf galaxy UGC 8091 is likely a building block of ‘grand design’ galaxies like our Milky Way.
![An artist's illustration of the Big Bang.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5Y7aWiEoUBefBtRCceLmJE-320-80.jpg)
'It could be profound': How astronomer Wendy Freedman is trying to fix the universe
By Ben Turner published
University of Chicago astronomer Wendy Freedman tells us how she's searching for an answer to the Hubble tension — a discrepancy between measurements of our universe's expansion that could threaten the dominant model of how the universe has grown since the Big Bang.
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