Hubble Telescope : Science World Report

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.

Jul 10, 2015 08:33 PM EDT

NASA Hubble Telescope Captures Ghostly Galaxy with New Striking Image

A new image reveals the ghostly shells of a galaxy. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a striking image of a galaxy against a backdrop of other, distant galaxies.

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.

Apr 24, 2015 10:16 AM EDT

Happy Birthday, Hubble! Space Telescope Turns 25 Today

Happy birthday, Hubble! Twenty-five years ago, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit aboard the space shuttle Discovery as the first ever space telescope of its kind.

Mar 27, 2015 05:50 PM EDT

Dark Matter: Galaxy Cluster Collisions Give New Principle Clues

New findings published in the journal Science went out to discover more about that large-scale structure of the universe that cannot simply be picked up with the naked eye. Researchers used two telescopes to work on better identifying these mysterious galatic ghosts, known more formally as dark matt...

Feb 23, 2015 06:57 AM EST

Hubble Captures Sharpest Image Yet of Dusty Disk Surrounding Beta Pictoris

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken the most detailed picture yet of a large, edge-one, dusty disk encircling the 20-million-year-old star, Beta Pictoris. The new image reveals a bit more about this star and the disk that surrounds it.

Feb 20, 2015 12:20 PM EST

Former NASA Astronaut Praises Hubble Space Telescope's 25 Years

This spring, Hubble will celebrate 25 years of operations at an exhibit at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. And now, former NASA astronaut and current senior advisor of space programs of the museum, Mike Massimino, has given his thoughts about the future of the telescope in an interview with HN...

Feb 11, 2015 07:02 AM EST

Say 'Cheese!' Hubble Space Telescope Captures New Image of a Smiling Galaxy Cluster

Say "cheese!" The NASA Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of the galaxy cluster SDS J1038+4849 that makes it look as if the galaxy itself is smiling. But the new image isn't just a pretty face; it also tells astronomers a bit more about this galaxy.