Hubble Interacting Galaxy UGC 8335
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged UGC 8335, a strongly interacting pair of spiral galaxies resembling two ice skaters. The interaction has united the galaxies via a bridge of material.
Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 454
Imaged by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, NGC 454 is a galaxy pair comprising a large red elliptical galaxy and an irregular gas-rich blue galaxy. The system is approximately 164 million light-years away.
Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 6240
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged a peculiar, butterfly-shaped galaxy pair, called NGC 6240.
Hubble Interacting Galaxy ESO 593-8
ESO 593-8 is an impressive pair of interacting galaxies with a feather-like galaxy crossing a companion galaxy. The galaxy pair, located in the constellation Sagittarius, 650 million light-years away from Earth, was imaged by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 6670
NGC 6670 is a gorgeous pair of overlapping edge-on galaxies located approximately 50,000 light-years apart. This starburst galaxy pair, imaged by NASA's Hubble Space telescope, resides 400 million light-years away from Earth.
Hubble Interacting Galaxy Arp 256
The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged a stunning system of two spiral galaxies in an early stage of merging. Called Arp 256, the system is located in the constellation Cetus, about 350 million light-years away.
Cosmic Collisions Galore!
Astronomy textbooks typically present galaxies as staid, solitary, and majestic island worlds of glittering stars. But galaxies have a dynamical side. They have close encounters that sometimes end in grand mergers and overflowing sites of new star birth as the colliding galaxies morph into...
Hubble Interacting Galaxy UGC 9618
UGC 9618, also known as VV 340 or Arp 302, consists of a pair of gas-rich spiral galaxies in the early stages of interaction. This galaxy pair, imaged by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, is located 450 million light-years away from Earth.
Hubble Interacting Galaxy Arp 148
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged Arp 148, the staggering aftermath of an encounter between two galaxies.
Hubble Studies Compact Galaxies Loaded with Stars
These images taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope show nine compact, ultradense galaxies as they appeared 11 billion years ago. The galaxies are only 5,000 light-years across and yet are 200 billion times more massive than the Sun. They are a fraction of the size of today's grownup galaxies...
Planetary Nebula NGC 2371
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged the planetary nebula, NGC 2371, which is located roughly 4,300 light-years away.
COSMOS Gravitational Lens 0047+5023
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of COSMOS0047+5023.
COSMOS Gravitational Lens 0013+2249
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of COSMOS0013+2249.
Galaxy Cluster Abell 1689
Galaxy cluster, Abell 1689, is located 2.2 billion light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The cluster is lensing a distant galaxy that resides about 12.8 billion light-years away.
NGC 1132 - Chandra X-Ray Observatory/Hubble Space Telescope
Optical and X-ray view of galaxy NGC 1132. It resides 318 million light-years away, in the constellation Eridanus.
COSMOS Gravitational Lens 0018+3845
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of COSMOS0018+3845.
COSMOS Gravitational Lens 5921+0638
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of COSMOS5921+0638.
COSMOS Gravitational Lens 0211+1139
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of COSMOS0211+1139.
COSMOS Gravitational Lens 0038+4133
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of COSMOS0038+4133.
Infrared Light - Hubble
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of Abell 1689.
Elliptical Galaxy NGC 1132 - Hubble
Optical view of galaxy NGC 1132. It resides 318 million light-years away, in the constellation Eridanus.
Hubble/IRTF Composite Image of Jupiter Storms
The background image is from Hubble Space Telescope and shows the turbulent pattern generated by the two plumes on May 11, 2007 (upper left part of Jupiter). The two bright plumes detach in the superimposed small infrared image obtained at the NASA-IRTF facility a month before, on April 5, 2007.
Visible-Light Image of Jupiter -- Hubble Space Telescope
An image of Jupiter in visible-light from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (HST) on May 11, 2007 showing the turbulent pattern generated by the two plumes at the upper left part of Jupiter.
Gravitational Lens System SDSSJ0946+1006 (Zoom onto Double Einstein Ring)
This is a zoom onto the Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys image of gravitational lens system SDSSJ0946+1006, showing two concentric partial ring-like structures after subtracting the glare of the central, foreground galaxy.
Hubble Photographs Grand Design Spiral Galaxy M81
The sharpest image ever taken of the large "grand design" spiral galaxy M81. This beautiful galaxy is tilted at an oblique angle on to our line of sight, giving a "birds-eye view" of the spiral structure. The galaxy is similar to our Milky Way, but our favorable view provides a better picture...
Gravitational Lens System SDSSJ0946+1006 (Double Einstein Ring)
This is an image of gravitational lens system SDSSJ0946+1006 as photographed by Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys. The gravitational field of an elliptical galaxy warps the light of two galaxies exactly behind it. The massive foreground galaxy is almost perfectly aligned in...
SW Group
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of Abell 901/902.
Dark Matter Distribution in Supercluster Abell 901/902
Astronomers assembled this photo by combining a visible-light image of the Abell 901/902 supercluster taken with the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope in La Silla, Chile, with a dark matter map derived from observations with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The magenta-tinted clumps represent a map of...
Abell 902
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of Abell 901/902.
Abell 901b
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of Abell 901/902.
Abell 901a
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of Abell 901/902.
Dwarf Galaxy Holmberg IX
Dwarf galaxy, Holmberg IX, as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope. It is located 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.
Hubble View of Arp's Loop
Arp's Loop, imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope. It is located 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.
Circumstellar Disk HD 61005
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of HD 61005.
Mars Projection Map
This map spans 360 degrees of Mars' surface, starting at a longitude line of 230 degrees on the left edge. It spans nearly to the north and south polar cap regions in Mars' latitude. This map is a composite of images taken with the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 in early...
Image: Mars on Dec. 7, 2007; longitude ~140 degrees
Mars observation taken Dec. 3, 07; longitude ~320 degrees
Image: Mars on Dec. 3, 2007; longitude ~320 degrees
Mars observation taken Dec. 3, 07; longitude ~225 degrees
Image: Mars on Dec. 1, 2007; longitude ~50 degrees
Mars observation taken Dec. 1, 07; longitude ~50 degrees
Image: Mars on Dec. 3, 2007; longitude ~225 degrees
Mars observation taken Dec. 7, 07; longitude ~140 degrees
Mars: Closest Approach 2007
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took this close-up of the red planet Mars when it was just 55 million miles -- 88 million kilometers -- away. This color image was assembled from a series of exposures taken within 36 hours of the Mars closest approach with Hubble's Wide Field and Planetary Camera...
Spiral Galaxy M74
Resembling festive lights on a holiday wreath, this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the nearby spiral galaxy M74 is an iconic reminder of the impending season. Bright knots of glowing gas light up the spiral arms, indicating a rich environment of star formation. Messier 74, also...
White Dwarfs in NGC 6397 (Hubble)
A 2007 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 6397.
Hubble Space Telescope Image of Globular Cluster NGC 6397
A 2007 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 6397.
Comet 17P/Holmes Hubble Image - October 29, 2007
Comet Holmes image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope on October 29, 2007.
Comet 17P/Holmes Hubble Image - October 31, 2007
Comet Holmes image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope on October 31, 2007.
Comet 17P/Holmes Hubble Image - November 4, 2007
Comet Holmes image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope on October 29, 2007.
Hubble Image of Comet Holmes - November 4, 2007
Hubble Space Telescope Image of Comet Holmes Taken on November 4.
Quasar MC2 1635+119 (Enhanced)
A 2007 Hubble Space Telescope image of MC2 1635+119, MC2 1635+11.9.
Quasar MC2 1635+119
A 2007 Hubble Space Telescope image of MC2 1635+119, MC2 1635+11.9.
Quasar MC2 1635+119 and Host Galaxy
A 2007 Hubble Space Telescope image of MC2 1635+119, MC2 1635+11.9.
3C 321: Galaxy Fires at Neighboring Galaxy
This composite image shows the jet from a black hole at the center of a galaxy striking the edge of another galaxy, the first time such an interaction has been found. In the image, data from several wavelengths have been combined. X-rays from Chandra (colored purple), optical and ultraviolet...
Interacting Galaxy Pair Arp 87
Two galaxies perform an intricate dance in this new Hubble Space Telescope image. The galaxies, containing a vast number of stars, swing past each other in a graceful performance choreographed by gravity. The pair, known collectively as Arp 87, is one of hundreds of interacting and merging ...
Star Cluster Bursts into Life in New Hubble Image
Thousands of sparkling young stars are nestled within the giant nebula NGC 3603. This stellar "jewel box" is one of the most massive young star clusters in the Milky Way Galaxy. NGC 3603 is a prominent star-forming region in the Carina spiral arm of the Milky Way, about 20,000 light-years...
Youthful-looking Galaxy May Be an Adult
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope quashed the possibility that what was previously believed to be a toddler galaxy in the nearby universe may actually be considered an adult. Called I Zwicky 18, this galaxy has a youthful appearance that resembles galaxies typically found only in the early...
Hubble Finds Mature Galaxy Masquerading as Toddler
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope quashed the possibility that what was previously believed to be a toddler galaxy in the nearby universe may actually be considered an adult. Called I Zwicky 18, this galaxy has a youthful appearance that resembles galaxies typically found only in the early...
Full Hubble ACS Image of NGC 3603
Full-field image of NGC 3603 using a single pointing of the Advanced Camera for Surveys onboard Hubble. This image spans 19 light-years across.
Planetary Nebulae -- A More Artistic Arrangement
A 2007 Hubble Space Telescope image of He 2-47, NGC 5315, IC 4593, NGC 5307.
NGC 5307
A 2007 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 5307.
IC 4593
A 2007 Hubble Space Telescope image of IC 4593.
NGC 5315
A 2007 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 5315.
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