Hubble Space Telescope
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Weird star explosion is brightest supernova ever seenA mammoth star explosion known as SN2016aps, which occurred in a galaxy about 3.6 billion light-years from Earth, is the brightest supernova ever seen, a new study reports.
By Mike Wall Published
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Hubble image reveals the mighty baby stars that will probably destroy the 'Pillars of Creation'A new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope revisits the iconic "Pillars of Creation" in infrared light.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Neptune's Wobbling Moons Are Locked in a Never-Before-Seen Orbital DanceStanding on one moon, you'd see the other pass overhead twice before ducking around to pass on the other side.
By Rafi Letzter Published
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This Is How Light May Have Escaped from the Earliest Galaxies, Turning the Universe TransparentAn intervening cluster of galaxies acts like a cosmic microscope and bends and magnifies light from a distant galaxy.
By Yasemin Saplakoglu Published
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Colliding Galaxies Form Piercing Eyes of 'Ghost Face’ in New Hubble Telescope ImageA ghastly face with glowing eyes glares in deep space in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.
By Hanneke Weitering Published
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Why Is the Milky Way Galaxy Getting So Gassy?Using 10 years of data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the team of astronomers concluded that there is more gas coming into our galaxy than leaving it.
By Chelsea Gohd Published
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Inside the Race to Discover a Water Vapor WorldWater vapor, and likely clouds that rain liquid water, have been discovered on an exoplanet that lies in the habitable zone of its star. But there's an issue.
By Chelsea Gohd Published
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Afterglow of Colliding Neutron Stars Would Outshine Our SunA new, hours-long Hubble study of the collision site revealed never-before-seen details of the neutron-star merger
By Rafi Letzter Published
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Giant Ammonia Storms Are Screwing with Jupiter's Beautiful Brown and White Belts of ColorPowerful storms have erupted on Jupiter, and they're screwing up the planet's beautiful belts of white and color.
By Rafi Letzter Published
