Hubble Space Telescope : Science World Report

Sep 25, 2015 09:55 AM EDT

NASA Hubble Space Telescope Reveals Stunning Veil Nebula in New Detail

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has zoomed in on some shrapnel from the remains of an exploding star.

Sep 15, 2015 08:34 AM EDT

Hubble Space Telescope Spots Cosmic Sunflower Galaxy with Stunning Detail

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spectacular new image of the galaxy Messier 63, a cosmic sunflower swirling in the middle of space. Nicknamed the "Sunflower Galaxy," this object has spiral arms and millions of stars.

Sep 10, 2015 03:22 PM EDT

Rare Galaxy Cluster Has a Bursting Heart that Eats Gas Stolen from Other Galaxies

Scientists have uncovered a rare galaxy cluster with a bursting heart.

Sep 09, 2015 02:56 PM EDT

The Most Distant and Earliest Galaxies in the Universe Spotted with Hubble

Astronomers have officially spotted some of the earliest galaxies in the universe.

Sep 04, 2015 04:15 PM EDT

Farthest Galaxy in the Universe Spotted, Existing Just After the Big Bang

Scientists may have spotted a galaxy that formed just after the universe did. They've peered back in time to just after the Big Bang to see a galaxy that's more than 13.2 billion years old.

Aug 27, 2015 11:06 AM EDT

Galaxy Evolution After the Big Bang: Unraveling the Metamorphosis of Galaxies

Scientists have taken a closer look at galaxies and have found that a large proportion of galaxies have undergone a major metamorphosis since they were initially formed after the Big Bang.

Aug 26, 2015 04:57 PM EDT

Hubble Telescope Captures Shimmering, Cosmic Butterfly in New Image

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spectacular new image of the Twin Jet Nebula. The new picture highlights the nebula's complex shells and its knots of expanding gas in striking detail.

Jun 19, 2015 07:46 AM EDT

NASA Hubble Telescope Spots Bizarre Cosmic Quartet of Galaxies Bursting with Stars

The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a bizarre cosmic quartet. It's viewed a galaxy group bursting with dramatic star formation, tidal tails, galactic mergers and black holes.

Jun 11, 2015 07:17 PM EDT

NASA Hubble Space Telescope Discovers a Layer of 'Sunscreen' on a Distant Planet

NASA's Hubble Telescope may have detected a layer of "sunscreen" on a planet. It's spotted a stratosphere, one of the primary layer of Earth's atmosphere, on a massive and blazing-hot exoplanet known as WASP-33b.

Sep 25, 2014 12:33 PM EDT

NASA Hubble Telescope Captures Galaxy DDO 68 in New Image

NASA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new image of the galaxy DDO 68 and has found that while at first glance it appears to be a recently-formed galaxy in our cosmic neighborhood, it could actually be far older.

Jul 10, 2014 11:55 AM EDT

NASA Hubble Space Telescope Captures Two Elliptical Galaxies Merging

The NASA Hubble Space Telescope has made an unusual discovery. It's taken a snapshot of two elliptical galaxies merging into one while a "chain" of young, stellar superclusters wind around the galaxies' nuclei.

Jan 14, 2014 09:09 AM EST

NASA Hubble Telescope Captures Spectacular Image of M83 Spiral Galaxy

Astronomers have used the Hubble Space Telescope to produce a spectacular, new mosaic image of the Southern pinwheel, a spiral galaxy that lies 15 million light-years away. The new picture reveals vibrant magentas and blues that show that the galaxy is ablaze with star formation.