GANYMEDE AURORAE (STIS)
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope observed a pair of auroral belts encircling the Jovian moon Ganymede. The belts were observed in ultraviolet light by the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph and are colored blue in this illustration. They are overlaid on a visible-light image of Ganymede taken by...
Supernova Refsdal (Multiply Imaged and Gravitationally Lensed by Galaxy Cluster)
A 2015 Hubble Space Telescope image of SN Refsdal
Galaxy Cluster MACS J1149.6+2223 and Supernova Refsdal
A 2015 Hubble Space Telescope image of SN Refsdal, MACS J1149.6+2223
Sharpest ever view of the Andromeda Galaxy
The largest NASA Hubble Space Telescope image ever assembled, this sweeping bird's-eye view of a portion of the Andromeda galaxy (M31) is the sharpest large composite image ever taken of our galactic next-door neighbor. Though the galaxy is over 2 million light-years away, the Hubble telescope...
Hubble and ALMA View of Beta Pictoris
This is a color composite image of the large, edge-on, gas-and-dust disk encircling the 20-million-year-old star Beta Pictoris. The image shows a curious asymmetry in the dust and gas distribution. This may be due to a planetary collision within the disk, which may have pulverized the bodies....
Beta Pictoris, Hubble View 2012
A 2015 Hubble Space Telescope image of Beta Pictoris
Beta Pictoris, Hubble View 1997
A 2015 Hubble Space Telescope image of Beta Pictoris
JUPITER MOON TRANSIT
Three moons and their shadows parade across Jupiter at the start of the event at 06:28 UT on January 24, 2015. From left to right the moons Callisto and Io are above Jupiter's cloud tops. The shadows from Europa (not seen in the image), Callisto, and Io are strung out from left to right.
JUPITER MOON TRANSIT
Three moons and their shadows parade across Jupiter at the start of the event at 06:28 UT on January 24, 2015. From left to right the moons Callisto and Io are above Jupiter's cloud tops. The shadows from Europa (not seen in the image), Callisto, and Io are strung out from left to right.
JUPITER MOON TRANSIT
Three moons and their shadows parade across Jupiter at the start of the event at 06:28 UT on January 24, 2015. From left to right the moons Callisto and Io are above Jupiter's cloud tops. The shadows from Europa (not seen in the image), Callisto, and Io are strung out from left to right.
JUPITER MOON TRANSIT
Three moons and their shadows parade across Jupiter at the start of the event at 06:28 UT on January 24, 2015. From left to right the moons Callisto and Io are above Jupiter's cloud tops. The shadows from Europa (not seen in the image), Callisto, and Io are strung out from left to right.
NGC 7714
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope photo of NGC 7714 presents an especially striking view of the galaxy's smoke-ring-like structure. The golden loop is made of Sun-like stars that have been pulled deep into space, far from the galaxy's center. The galaxy is located approximately 100 million...
2014 Hubble WFC3/UVIS Image of M16
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has revisited the famous Pillars of Creation, revealing a sharper and wider view of the structures in this visible-light image. Astronomers combined several Hubble exposures to assemble the wider view. The towering pillars are about 5 light-years tall. The dark,...
A Near-Infrared View of the Pillars of Creation
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image, taken in near-infrared light, transforms the pillars into eerie, wispy silhouettes, which are seen against a background of myriad stars. The near-infrared light can penetrate much of the gas and dust, revealing stars behind the nebula as well as hidden...
2014 Hubble WFC3/UVIS Image of M16 (Cropped)
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has revisited the famous Pillars of Creation, revealing a sharper and wider view of the structures in this visible-light image. Astronomers combined several Hubble exposures to assemble the wider view. The towering pillars about are 5 light-years tall. The new...
2014 Hubble WFC3/IR Image of M16 (Cropped)
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image, taken in near-infrared light, transforms the pillars into eerie, wispy silhouettes, which are seen against a background of myriad stars. The near-infrared light can penetrate much of the gas and dust, revealing stars behind the nebula as well as hidden...
1995 Hubble WFPC2 Image of M16
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken a bigger and sharper photograph of the iconic Eagle Nebula's "Pillars of Creation," shown at right. Astronomers combined several Hubble exposures to assemble a wider view of the pillars, which stretch about 5 light-years high in the new image. The dark,...
J2140+1209
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of J2140+1209.
HST ACS Image of M81
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of SN 1993J, Supernova 1993J.
J2118+0017
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of J2118+0017.
J1634+4619
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of J1634+4619.
J1713+2817
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of J1713+2817.
J1613+2834
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of J1613+2834.
J1558+3957
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of J1558+3957.
J1506+6131
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of J1506+6131.
J1506+5402
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of J1506+5402.
J1359+5137
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of J1359+5137.
J1104+5946
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of J1104+5946.
J0944+0930
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of J0944+0930.
J0826+4305
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of J0826+4305.
Kuiper Belt Object 1110113Y
A Kuiper Belt object (KBO) that is potentially reachable by NASA's Pluto-bound New Horizons probe is visible in multiple exposures taken with the Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble tracked the KBO (named 1110113Y or "PT1") moving against the crowded background field of stars in the constellation...
Comet Siding Spring (October 19, 2014)
The comet image shown here is a composite of Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Camera 3 exposures taken between October 18, 8:06 a.m. EDT and October 19, 11:17 p.m. EDT.
Circumstellar Disk - MP Mus
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of MP Mus.
Circumstellar Disk - HD 181327
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of HD 181327.
Circumstellar Disk - HD 32297
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of HD 32297.
Circumstellar Disk - HD 61005
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of HD 61005.
Hubble Sees 'Ghost Light' from Dead Galaxies in Galaxy Cluster Abell 2744
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of Abell 2744.
Circumstellar Disk - HD 15115
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of HD 15115.
Elliptical Galaxy M60
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of M60.
Dwarf Galaxy M60-UCD1
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of M60-UCD1.
Hubble Frontier Fields Image of Abell 2744
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of Abell 2744, Pandora's Cluster.
Abell 2744 Multiply-Lensed Background Galaxy at z=10 (Image C)
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of Abell 2744, Pandora's Cluster.
Abell 2744 Multiply-Lensed Background Galaxy at z=10 (Image B)
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of Abell 2744, Pandora's Cluster.
Abell 2744 Multiply-Lensed Background Galaxy at z=10 (Image A)
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of Abell 2744, Pandora's Cluster.
HST WFC3 Image of Supernova 1993J
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of SN 1993J, Supernova 1993J.
Kuiper Belt Object 1110113Y
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of 1110113Y.
Kuiper Belt Object 0720090F
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of 0720090F.
Galaxy Cluster IRC 0218 (clean)
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of IRC 0218.
IRC 0218 Lensing Feature Without Foreground Cluster
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of IRC 0218.
IRC 0218 Lensing Feature
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of IRC 0218.
2013 Hubble Image of Supernova 2012Z
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of Supernova 2012Z, NGC 1309.
Spiral Galaxy NGC 1309
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of Supernova 2012Z, NGC 1309.
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has photographed the dense galaxy cluster SDSS J1531+3414 in the northern constellation Corona Borealis. Made up primarily of giant elliptical galaxies with a few spirals and irregular galaxies thrown in for good measure, the cluster's powerful gravity warps the...
2005-2006 Hubble Images of Progenitor System for Supernova 2012Z
A 2014 Hubble Space Telescope image of Supernova 2012Z, NGC 1309.
Hubble Ultra Deep Field 2014
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have assembled a comprehensive picture of the evolving universe ? among the most colorful deep space images ever captured by the 24-year-old telescope. Researchers say the image, from a new study called the Ultraviolet Coverage of the Hubble Ultra...
Full-Disk Jupiter (WFPC3/UVIS, April 21, 2014)
Hubble treats astronomers to gorgeous close-up views of the eerie outer planets. But it's a bit of a trick when it seems like the planet's looking back at you! This happened on April 21, 2014, when Hubble was being used to monitor changes in Jupiter's immense Great Red Spot (GRS) storm. During...
Jupiter's Great Red Spot and Ganymede's Shadow (Full-Disk, Color)
Hubble treats astronomers to gorgeous close-up views of the eerie outer planets. But it's a bit of a trick when it seems like the planet's looking back at you! This happened on April 21, 2014, when Hubble was being used to monitor changes in Jupiter's immense Great Red Spot (GRS) storm. During...
Jupiter's Great Red Spot and Ganymede's Shadow
Hubble treats astronomers to gorgeous close-up views of the eerie outer planets. But it's a bit of a trick when it seems like the planet's looking back at you! This happened on April 21, 2014, when Hubble was being used to monitor changes in Jupiter's immense Great Red Spot (GRS) storm. During...
Spiral Bridge of Young Stars in SDSS J1531+3414
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has photographed the dense galaxy cluster SDSS J1531+3414 in the northern constellation Corona Borealis. Made up primarily of giant elliptical galaxies with a few spirals and irregular galaxies thrown in for good measure, the cluster's powerful gravity warps the...
GOODS Field Containing Distant Dwarf Galaxies Forming Stars at an Incredible Rate (Illustrated)
This image shows a region of space containing a sample of dwarf galaxies studied by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Hiding among these thousands of galaxies are faint dwarf galaxies (marked by the red circles) that resided in the early universe, between 2 and 6 billion years after the big bang,...
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