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    Category: Hubble

    Hubble Revisits an Icon

    Twenty years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope snapped one of its most iconic images ever. The three towering columns of gas bathed in the light of hot,… Read more “Hubble Revisits an Icon”

    17 Nov 201722 Mar 2019 by QuBits

    10 Times More Galaxies Than Previously Thought

    The universe suddenly looks a lot more crowded, thanks to a deep-sky census assembled from surveys taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories. Astronomers came… Read more “10 Times More Galaxies Than Previously Thought”

    23 Nov 201623 Nov 2016 by QuBits

    Universe may be expanding faster than expected

    Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the universe is expanding 5 percent to 9 percent faster than expected. “This surprising finding may be an… Read more “Universe may be expanding faster than expected”

    3 Jun 201615 Jun 2016 by QuBits

    Meet the newest member of our solar system

    In 2005, Caltech astronomers Mike Brown and Chad Trujillo discovered dwarf planet Makemake, currently believed to be the third largest object in the Kuiper Belt after Pluto… Read more “Meet the newest member of our solar system”

    26 Apr 201626 Apr 2016 by QuBits

    Elegance conceals an eventful past

    The elegant simplicity of NGC 4111, seen here in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, hides a more violent history than you might think. NGC… Read more “Elegance conceals an eventful past”

    22 Apr 201622 Apr 2016 by QuBits

    Hubble breaks cosmic distance record

    This image shows the position of the most distant galaxy discovered so far within a deep sky Hubble Space Telescope survey called GOODS North (Great Observatories Origins… Read more “Hubble breaks cosmic distance record”

    3 Mar 20163 Mar 2016 by QuBits

    Hubble spots strange spiral galaxy

      Hubble captures image of spiral galaxy which exhibits rare behaviours Astronomers observed intense radio jets spewed from the galaxy’s centre The galaxy also has two more… Read more “Hubble spots strange spiral galaxy”

    31 Jan 201631 Jan 2016 by QuBits

    Hubble Checks out a Home for Old Stars

    Just in time for the release of the movie “Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens,” NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has photographed what looks like a cosmic,… Read more “Hubble Checks out a Home for Old Stars”

    20 Dec 201520 Dec 2015 by QuBits

    First-ever predicted exploding star

    Many stars end their lives with a with a bang, but only a few of these stellar explosions have been caught in the act. When they are,… Read more “First-ever predicted exploding star”

    17 Dec 201517 Dec 2015 by QuBits

    Hubble Sees ‘First Light’ Galaxies at Dawn of Time

    The Hubble Space Telescope has taken its deepest-yet look into the cosmos to see some of the earliest galaxies that popped into existence only a few hundred… Read more “Hubble Sees ‘First Light’ Galaxies at Dawn of Time”

    25 Oct 201525 Oct 2015 by QuBits

    Hubble Spies Big Bang Frontiers

    Main image: Hubble observations have taken advantage of gravitational lensing to reveal the largest sample of the faintest and earliest known galaxies in the universe. Some of… Read more “Hubble Spies Big Bang Frontiers”

    22 Oct 201522 Oct 2015 by QuBits

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