Hubble News

Photo Release: Baffling boxy bulge

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0100

Just as many people are surprised to find themselves packing on unexplained weight around the middle, astronomers find the evolution of bulges in the centres of spiral galaxies puzzling. A recent NASA...

Photo Release: Opening up a colourful cosmic Jewel Box

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:00:00 +0100

The combination of images taken by three exceptional telescopes: the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the ESO Very Large Telescope on Cerro Paranal, the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO�s La Silla o...

Photo Release: Sky merger yields sparkling dividends

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:00:00 +0200

A recent NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image captures what appears to be one very bright and bizarre galaxy, but is actually the result of a pair of spiral galaxies that resemble our own Milky Way s...

Photo Release: Stripped down: Hubble highlights two galaxies that are losing it

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:00:00 +0200

A newly released set of images, taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope before the recent Servicing Mission, highlight the ongoing drama in two galaxies in the Virgo Cluster affected by a process...

News Release: Rebirth of an icon: Hubble's first images since Servicing Mission 4

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:00:00 +0200

Astronomers today declared the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope a fully rejuvenated observatory ready for a new decade of exploration, with the release of observations from four of its six operating sc...

News Release: Hubble captures rare Jupiter collision

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:00:00 +0200

The checkout and calibration of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has been interrupted to aim the recently refurbished observatory at a new expanding spot on the giant planet Jupiter. The spot, caus...

News Release: Historic Hubble Servicing Mission 4 ends with successful landing

Sun, 24 May 2009 22:30:00 +0200

The historic and successful Hubble Servicing Mission 4 concluded with a trouble-free Space Shuttle landing on Sunday. During a series of unprecedented spacewalks, astronauts replaced and repaired a to...

News Release: Servicing Mission 4 - the fifth and final visit to Hubble

Fri, 01 May 2009 11:30:00 +0200

On 11 May 2009 the Space Shuttle Atlantis will launch with a crew of seven to visit the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and carry out the fifth and final servicing mission. The replacement and repair ...

Photo Release: Hubble celebrates 19th anniversary with fountain of youth

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:00:00 +0200

To commemorate the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope's 19 years of success, the orbiting telescope has photographed a peculiar system of galaxies known as Arp 194. This interacting group contains severa...

Photo Release: Dramatically backlit dust in giant galaxy

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:30:00 +0200

A new Hubble image highlights striking swirling dust lanes and glittering globular clusters in oddball galaxy NGC 7049.

Photo Release: Four of Saturn's moons parade by their parent

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:00:00 +0100

A new Hubble image shows four of Saturn's moons circling the ringed planet

News Release: The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope provides new evidence for dark matter around small galaxies

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:00:00 +0100

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a strong new line of evidence that galaxies are embedded in halos of dark matter.

Photo Release: Stars forced to relocate near the Southern Fish

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0100

A new Hubble image shows three galaxies locked in a gravitational tug-of-war that may result in the eventual demise of one of them.

Photo Release: Exceptionally deep view of strange galaxy

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +0100

A spectacular new image of an unusual spiral galaxy in the Coma Galaxy Cluster has been created from data taken by the Advanced Camera for Surveys on the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. It reveals fi...

News Release: Hubble finds carbon dioxide on an extrasolar planet

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:00:00 +0100

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has discovered carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star. This is an important step along the trail of finding the chemical biotracers of e...

Photo Release: Hubble captures outstanding views of mammoth stars

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +0100

Two of our Galaxy's most massive stars have been scrutinised in an impressive view by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. They have, until recently, been shrouded in mystery, but the new image shows ...

News Release: Hubble directly observes planet orbiting Fomalhaut

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:30:00 +0100

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken the first visible light snapshot of a planet circling another star.

Photo Release: The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is back in business

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:00:00 +0100

The Hubble Space Telescope is back in business with a snapshot of the fascinating galaxy pair Arp 147.

News Release: When it comes to galaxies, diversity is everywhere

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:00:00 +0200

A group of galaxies in our cosmic backyard has given astronomers clues about how stars form. A thorough survey using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has observed around 14 million stars in 69 gala...

News Release: Clash of clusters provides new dark matter clue

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:00:00 +0200

A powerful collision between galaxy clusters has been captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This clash of clusters provides striking evidence for dark m...

News Release: Hubble sees magnetic monster in erupting galaxy

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:00:00 +0200

The Hubble Space Telescope has found the answer to a long-standing puzzle by resolving giant but delicate filaments shaped by a strong magnetic field around the active galaxy NGC 1275. It is the most ...

Photo Release: Hubble unveils colourful star birth region on 100 000th orbit milestone

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:00:00 +0200

In commemoration of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope completing its 100 000th orbit around the Earth in its 18th year of exploration and discovery, scientists have aimed Hubble to take a snapshot o...

News Release: Globular clusters tell tale of star formation in nearby galaxy metropolis

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:00:00 +0200

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has identified thousands of more than 5 billion year-old globular clusters in the Virgo cluster of galaxies. One of the results of these discoveries led astronomers...

News Release: Lenses galore - Hubble finds large sample of very distant galaxies

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:00:00 +0200

New Hubble Space Telescope observations of six spectacular galaxy clusters acting as gravitational lenses have given significant insights into the early stages of the Universe. Scientists have found t...

Photo Release: Hubble's sweeping view of the Coma Galaxy Cluster

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:00:00 +0200

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures the magnificent starry population of the Coma Cluster of Galaxies, one of the densest known galaxy collections in the Universe.