Quadruple Saturn Moon Transit Snapped By Hubble
On February 24, 2009, the Hubble Space Telescope took a photo of four moons of Saturn passing in front of their parent planet. In this view, the giant orange moon Titan casts a large shadow onto Saturn's north polar hood. Below Titan, near the ring plane and to the left is the moon Mimas,...
Perseus Dwarf Galaxy [CGW2003] J031905.2+4134
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of [CGW2003] J031905.2+4134.
Perseus Dwarf Galaxy [CGW2003] J031900.4+4129
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of [CGW2003] J031900.4+4129.
Perseus Dwarf Galaxy [CGW2003] J031910.4+4129
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of [CGW2003] J031910.4+4129.
Perseus Dwarf Galaxy [CGW2003] J031931.7+4131
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of [CGW2003] J031931.7+4131.
HUBBLE IMAGE OF M101
Messier 101 has a pancake-like shape that we view face-on. This perspective shows off the spiral structure that gives it the nickname the Pinwheel Galaxy. In this Hubble image, taken in visible light, the bright blue clumps are regions where new stars have formed. The yellowish core consists...
NGC 3021 NICMOS/ACS DETAIL 2
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged NGC 3021 which is located 92 million light-years away.
HST ACS/WFC Image of NGC 3021
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged NGC 3021 which is located 92 million light-years away.
NGC 3021 NICMOS/ACS DETAIL 1
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged NGC 3021 which is located 92 million light-years away.
Hubble Image of M101
Messier 101 has a pancake-like shape that we view face-on. This perspective shows off the spiral structure that gives it the nickname the Pinwheel Galaxy. In this Hubble image, taken in visible light, the bright blue clumps are regions where new stars have formed. The yellowish core consists...
NASA'S GREAT OBSERVATORIES CELEBRATE THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ASTRONOMY WITH A NATIONAL UNVEILING OF SPECTACULAR IMAGES
This image of the spiral galaxy Messier 101 is a composite of views from the Spitzer Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, and Chandra X-ray Observatory. Each wavelength region shows different aspects of celestial objects and often reveals new objects that could not otherwise be studied. The...
HST-Spitzer Composite of Galactic Center (Full-field)
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of Galactic Center.
M101 COMPOSITE IMAGE: HUBBLE DATA (GREEN COMPONENT)
The yellow color is Hubble's view in visible light. Most of this light comes from stars, and they trace the same spiral structure as the dust lanes.
Hubble Snaps a Splendid Planetary Nebula
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged NGC 2818 which is located 10,400 light-years away.
HST ACS/WFC Image of Optical Transient SCP 06F6 - May 21, 2006
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of SCP 06F6.
Field of Optical Transient Source Not Visible - November 2005 - January 2006
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of SCP 06F6.
Hubble Image of Stellar Bow Shock (4 of 4)
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of Hubble Image of Stellar Bow Shock (4 of 4).
Hubble Image of Stellar Bow Shock (3 of 4)
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of Hubble Image of Stellar Bow Shock (3 of 4).
Hubble NICMOS Mosaic of the Galactic Center
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope infrared mosaic image represents the sharpest survey of the Galactic Center to date. It reveals a new population of massive stars and new details in complex structures in the hot ionized gas swirling around the central 300 x 115 light-years. This sweeping...
Hubble Image of Stellar Bow Shock (1 of 4)
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of Hubble Image of Stellar Bow Shock (1 of 4).
Hubble-Spitzer Color Mosaic of the Galactic Center
This composite color infrared image of the center of our Milky Way galaxy reveals a new population of massive stars and new details in complex structures in the hot ionized gas swirling around the central 300 light-years. This sweeping panorama is the sharpest infrared picture ever made of...
NGC 253 from the ANGST Survey
A close-up view from Hubble shows that NGC 253 is ablaze with the light from thousands of young, blue stars. The spiral galaxy is undergoing intense star formation. This image, taken with Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys, reveals colors and differing intensities of individual stars as well...
Binary L Dwarf Kelu-1 (HST July 31, 2005)
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of Kelu-1 AB, Kelu.
Binary L Dwarf Kelu-1 (HST August 14, 1998)
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of Kelu-1 AB, Kelu.
Constituent Image for Jupiter/Ganymede Compass and Scale Image
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of Jupiter, Ganymede.
Hubble Image of M13's Nucleus
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged M13 (NGC 6205), which is located 25,000 light-years away.
HST/WFPC2 Image of Jupiter and Ganymede Taken April 9, 2007
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has caught Jupiter's moon Ganymede playing a game of "peek-a-boo." In this crisp Hubble image, Ganymede is shown just before it ducks behind the giant planet. Ganymede completes an orbit around Jupiter every seven days. Because Ganymede's orbit is tilted nearly...
Hubble ACS/WFPC2 Image of Globular Cluster M13
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged M13 (NGC 6205), which is located 25,000 light-years away.
Large-Field Hubble Image of Starburst Galaxy NGC 1569
The NGC 1569 is located roughly 11 million light-years away constellation Camelopardalis.
HST ACS/HRC Wide View of Fomalhaut System
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of Fomalhaut, HD 216956, Fomalhaut b.
Starburst Galaxy NGC 1569
The NGC 1569 is located in the constellation Camelopardalis, roughly 11 million light-years away.
Hubble Image of NGC 3324
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged NGC 3324 which is located 7,200 light-years away.
Interacting Galaxies Arp 147
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged the interacting galaxies, Arp 147, which is located 440 million light-years away.
Detail of NGC 300 - Star Formation in Outer Spiral Arms
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 300.
Detail of NGC 300 - Star Formation in Spiral Arms
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 300.
ANGST Survey Galaxy - NGC 300
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged NGC 300 as part of the ACS Nearby Galaxy Survey Treasury (ANGST) Survey. This galaxy is located 7 million light-years away.
Detail of NGC 300 - Nucleus
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 300.
ANGST SURVEY GALAXY - NGC 4163
The image at bottom, right, shows a swarm of young, blue stars in the diffuse dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 4163. NGC 4163 is a member of a group of dwarf galaxies near our Milky Way and is located roughly 10 million light-years away.
ANGST Survey Galaxy - NGC 3077
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged NGC 3077 as part of the ACS Nearby Galaxy Survey Treasury (ANGST) survey. This galaxy which is located 13 million light-years away.
ANGST Survey Galaxy - NGC 253
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 253.
Hubble ACS Image of 100 Virgo Cluster Galaxies
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged the Virgo Cluster Galaxy NGC 4660 which is located 49 million light-years away.
Overlapping Galaxies 2MASX J00482185-2507365
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged the overlapping galaxies, 2MASX J00482185-2507365, which are located 780 million light-years away.
Hubble and Chandra Composite of the Galaxy Cluster MACS J0025.4-
Thespiral galaxy, 2MASX J00482185-2507365, was imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory.This object has a redshift of z = 0.586.
Hubble's Sweeping View of the Coma Cluster of Galaxies
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures the magnificent starry population of the Coma Cluster of galaxies, one of the densest known galaxy collections in the universe. The Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys viewed a large portion of the cluster, spanning several million light-years across....
Star Cluster NGC 2074 in the Large Magellanic Cloud
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged the star cluster, NGC 2074, in the Large Magellanic Cloud which is located 170,000 light-years away.
Hubble ACS Image of Elliptical Galaxy M87
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imagedthe elliptical galaxy, M87, which is located 54 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.
Virgo Cluster Galaxy VCC 1993
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged another member of the Virgo Cluster. VCC 1993 is located 53.5 million light-years away from Earth.
Virgo Cluster Galaxy IC 3506
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged the Virgo Cluster galaxy, IC 3506, which is located 55 million light-years away.
Virgo Cluster Galaxy NGC 4458
The Virgo Cluster galaxy NGC 4458 as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Virgo Cluster Galaxy NGC 4660
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged the Virgo Cluster Galaxy NGC 4660 which is located 49 million light-years away.
Barred Spiral Galaxy COSMOS 2607238
Barred spiral galaxy COSMOS 2607238 is located 6.4 billion light-years away from Earth. The galaxy is part of a landmark study of more than 2,000 spiral galaxies from the largest galaxy census conducted by the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The observations...
Hubble ACS image of NGC 1275
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged the active galaxy, NGC 1275, which is located roughly 230 million light-years away.
Barred Spiral Galaxy COSMOS 1161898
Barred spiral galaxy COSMOS 1161898 is located 5.3 billion light-years away from Earth. The galaxy is part of a landmark study of more than 2,000 spiral galaxies from the largest galaxy census conducted by the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The observations...
Barred Spiral Galaxy COSMOS 1705033
Barred spiral galaxy COSMOS 1705033 is located 3.8 billion light-years away from Earth. The galaxy is part of a landmark study of more than 2,000 spiral galaxies from the largest galaxy census conducted by the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The observations...
Barred Spiral Galaxy COSMOS 3127341
Barred spiral galaxy COSMOS 3127341 is located 2.1 billion light-years away from Earth. The galaxy is part of a landmark study of more than 2,000 spiral galaxies from the largest galaxy census conducted by the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The observations...
NGC 1275 (Perseus A) Multi-wavelength Composite
NGC 1275, also known as Perseus A, was imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope, Chandra X-ray Observatory, and the Very Large Array, in optical, x-ray, and radio bands.This active galaxy is located nearly 230 million light-years away.
NGC 6791: Full Hubble ACS Field
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged NGC 6791 which is located 13,300 light-years away.
Jupiter - July 8, 2008
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of Jupiter.
Jupiter - June 28, 2008
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of Jupiter.
Jupiter - May 15, 2008
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of Jupiter.
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