Galaxy Cluster MACS J0647
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of MACS J0647+7015, MACS0647-JD.
Galaxy Cluster MACS J0647
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of MACS J0647+7015, MACS0647-JD.
Galaxy Cluster MACS J0647
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of MACS J0647+7015, MACS0647-JD.
Hubble Discovers a Fifth Moon Orbiting Pluto (Unannotated)
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of P5, S/2012 (134340) 1.
Galaxy Cluster MACS J1149+2223
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of MACS J1149+2223.
Galaxy Candidate MACS1149-JD Closeup
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of MACS1149-JD.
NASA's Hubble Views a Cosmic Skyrocket
Resembling a Fourth of July skyrocket, Herbig-Haro 110 is a geyser of hot gas from a newborn star that splashes up against and ricochets off the dense core of a cloud of molecular hydrogen. Although the plumes of gas look like whiffs of smoke, they are actually billions of times less dense...
Location of Galaxy Candidate MACS1149-JD
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of MACS1149-JD.
Chance Alignment Between Galaxies Mimics a Cosmic Collision
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows a rare view of a pair of overlapping galaxies, called NGC 3314. The two galaxies look as if they are colliding, but they are actually separated by tens of millions of light-years, or about ten times the distance between our Milky Way and the neighboring...
Leo IV HST/ACS
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of Leo IV.
Sample Galaxy 36721
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of Sample Galaxy 36721.
Sample Galaxy 33160
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of Sample Galaxy 33160.
Sample Galaxy 25783
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of Sample Galaxy 25783.
Sample Galaxy 29263
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of Sample Galaxy 29263.
Leo IV Field SDSS
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of Leo IV.
Hubble's Panoramic View of a Turbulent Star-making Region
Several million young stars are vying for attention in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of a raucous stellar breeding ground in 30 Doradus, located in the heart of the Tarantula Nebula. Early astronomers nicknamed the nebula because its glowing filaments resemble spider legs. 30 Doradus...
Leo IV Stars
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of Leo IV.
Leo IV HST/ACS
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of Leo IV.
Background Galaxies in Leo IV Field
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of Leo IV.
Crater Tycho on the Moon
This mottled landscape showing the impact crater Tycho is among the most violent-looking places on our Moon. Astronomers didn't aim NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to study Tycho, however. The image was taken in preparation to observe the transit of Venus across the Sun's face on June 5-6....
Monster Galaxy Lacks a Bright Core
The giant elliptical galaxy in the center of this image, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, is the most massive and brightest member of the galaxy cluster Abell 2261. Spanning a little more than one million light-years, the galaxy is about 10 times the diameter of our Milky Way galaxy....
Galaxy Cluster IDCS J1426.5+3508
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of IDCS J1426.5+3508.
Giant Gravitational Arc
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of IDCS J1426.5+3508.
Pan-STARRS1 - June to August 2010
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of Pan-STARRS1 - June to August 2010.
Pan-STARRS1 - 2009
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of Pan-STARRS1 - 2009.
GALEX - 2009
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of GALEX - 2009.
GALEX - June 23, 2010
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of GALEX - June 23, 2010.
Full field HST ACS WFC3 with SN
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of SN Mikulski.
HST ACS WFC3 F606W Image with SN
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of SN Mikulski.
HST ACS WFC3 Image without SN
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of SN Mikulski.
SDSS J0827+5224
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of SDSS J0827+5224.
SDSS J1005+4016
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of SDSS J1005+4016.
Edge-on Spiral Galaxy ESO 243-49
ESO 243-49 is believed to be home to an intermediate-mass black hole, HLX-1. The edge-on spiral galaxy is 290 million light-years from Earth.
SDSS J0919+2720
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of SDSS J0919+2720.
Galaxy Cluster Abell 520's Mass (HST WFPC2)
This image shows the location of most of the mass in merging galaxy cluster Abell 520's core, which is dominated by dark matter. Dark matter is an invisible substance that makes up most of the universe's mass. The dark-matter map was derived from Hubble Wide Field Planetary Camera 2...
Galaxy Cluster Abell 520 (CFHT and HST)
The natural-color image of the galaxies was taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in Hawaii. Abell 520 formed from a violent collision of massive galaxy clusters and resides 2.4 billion light-years away.
Galaxy Cluster Abell 520 (HST-CFHT-CXO Composite)
This composite image shows the distribution of dark matter, galaxies, and hot gas in the core of the merging galaxy cluster Abell 520, formed from a violent collision of massive galaxy clusters. The natural-color image of the galaxies was taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and with the...
Hubble Image of Galaxy Cluster RCS2 032727-132623 (Uncropped)
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of RCS2 032727-132623, RCSGA 032727-132609.
Merging Galaxy Cluster Abell 520
This composite image shows the distribution of dark matter, galaxies, and hot gas in the core of the merging galaxy cluster Abell 520, formed from a violent collision of massive galaxy clusters. The natural-color image of the galaxies was taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and with the...
Optical and X-ray Composite Image of SNR 0509-67.5
This image of supernova remnant 0509-67.5 was made by combining data from two of NASA's Great Observatories. Optical data of SNR 0509-67.5 and its accompanying star field, taken with the Hubble Space Telescope, are composited with X-ray images from the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The result...
Hubble Sees Giant Lensed Galaxy Arc
Thanks to the presence of a natural "zoom lens" in space, this is a close-up look at the brightest distant "magnified" galaxy in the universe known to date. It is one of the most striking examples of gravitational lensing, where the gravitational field of a foreground galaxy bends and...
Hubble BoRG 58 Candidate Galaxy - e
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of BoRG 58.
Hubble BoRG 58 Candidate Galaxy - d
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of BoRG 58.
Hubble BoRG 58 Candidate Galaxy - c
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of BoRG 58.
Hubble BoRG 58 Candidate Galaxy - b
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of BoRG 58.
Hubble BoRG 58 Candidate Galaxy - a
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of BoRG 58.
Hubble BoRG 58 Survey Field
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of BoRG 58.
Hubble Ultra Deep Field Continues to Tell the Unfolding Story of the Universe
Beginning in 2004, the Hubble Space Telescope has observed a spot in the sky known as the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF) many times. The extremely deep and detailed cumulative exposure reveals some of the faintest objects ever detected, some of which turn out also to be among the most distant...
Center of M31
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of M31, NGC 224, Andromeda Galaxy.
HST PHAT Detail of M31
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of M31, NGC 224, Andromeda Galaxy.
HST PHAT Wide Image of M31
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of M31, NGC 224, Andromeda Galaxy.
HST WFC3 F160W Image with SN
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of HUDF.
HST WFC3 F160W Image without SN
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of HUDF.
HST HUDF ACS/WFC3 Image
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of HUDF.
The Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud
A Hubble Space Telescope composite image of a portion of the Tarantula Nebula's central cavity illustrates the profound effect new stars can have on their environment. The young stars of 30 Doradus are acting something like cosmic, decidedly non-eco-friendly light bulbs. Each star cranks...
Tarantula Nebula (Unannotated)
A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of Tarantula Nebula, 30 Doradus, 30 Dor, NGC 2070.
CANDELS Ultra Deep Survey (UDS)
A 2011 Hubble Space Telescope image of Ultra Deep Field (UDS).
Hubble Images 30 Doradus: the Effects of Massive Stars in R136
This region resembles a coral reef, but the gas has been eroded by the hefty stars in R136, situated above it. Cloaked in gas at the top of this rugged, gaseous terrain are nascent stars that cannot be seen. Dense columns of gas, several light-years long, protrude from the undulating...
Hubble Images 30 Doradus: NGC 2060
The star cluster NGC 2060 is a loose collection of stars that are no longer gravitationally bound to each other. The stellar grouping will disperse in a few million years. It contains a supernova that exploded about 10,000 years ago, blowing out gas surrounding it. The dark region below the...
Hubble Images 30 Doradus: Hodge 301
The star cluster Hodge 301 is 20 million to 25 million years old. Hodge 301 is home to many aging, red supergiant stars, indicating the cluster is older. Roughly 40 massive stars already have exploded as supernovas. The expanding wave of debris is slamming into gas ejected by stars in R136,...
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