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Auroras on Uranus Dazzle in New Hubble Telescope Views
By Mike Wall published
Bright auroras light up Uranus' atmosphere in two newly released photos, which combine observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the agency's Voyager 2 probe.
Close-Approaching Jupiter Dazzles in New Hubble Photo
By Mike Wall published
Hubble snapped the photo on Monday (April 3), just four days before Jupiter comes into "opposition," forming a straight line with Earth and the sun (with Earth in the middle).
The Universe Is Expanding Surprisingly Fast
By Mike Wall published
The universe really is expanding faster than scientists had thought, new research suggests.
Hubble Spies Exocomets Diving into Young Star
By Samantha Mathewson published
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has detected several comets diving toward a young star about 95 light-years from Earth.
What Tangled Web: Galaxy's Messy 'Threads' Star in New Pic
By Samantha Mathewson published
A striking new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures an extremely detailed view of the galaxy NGC 4696 and the tangled, thread-like filaments stretching from its bright galactic core.
Red Spider Nebula Haunts Deep Space in Hubble Photo
By Christine Lunsford published
Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of the Red Spider Nebula, floating hauntingly inside the constellation of Sagittarius.
The Universe Has 10 Times More Galaxies Than Scientists Thought
By Hanneke Weitering published
More than a trillion galaxies are lurking in the depths of space, a new census of galaxies in the observable universe has found — 10 times more galaxies than were previously thought to exist
Great, Mysterious Balls of Fire Speed by Dying Star
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has seen planet-size cannonballs of hot gas whipping past a dying star, but the origin of these plasma balls remains a mystery.
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