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Hubble Space telescope
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Scientists Think Neptune’s Tiniest Moon Is A Chunk From A Larger One
In 2013, astronomer Mark Showalter of the SETI Institute was going over Neptune photos snapped by the Hubble…
Hubble Zooms in on the Marvelous Serpens Nebula
The crew responsible for the Hubble Space Telescope got in on the Halloween action yesterday. A stunning shadow…
Scientists Say Some of TRAPPIST-1 Planets Just Might Have Water
It’s a big ‘might,’ but the Hubble Space Telescope hints at possible water on at least some of…
Mars’ Moon Phobos is Moving in a Hurry in Fresh Hubble Images
The tiny moon Phobos wasn’t the target for the Hubble Space Telescope. Mars was. Last May, the famous…
The Brightest Galaxies Were Churning Out 10,000 Stars a Year
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is at it again with a discovery dating back more than 8 billion years…
A Runaway Black Hole is Leaving Its Galaxy in a Hurry
We’ve heard of runaway galaxies. But black holes? That’s a new one. Astronomers have seen suspected runaway black…
Pointing the Hubble Telescope – When Will It Finally Pass the Torch
26 years later and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope continues to blow us away with stunning views of the…
How Scientists Measured the Universe’s New Expansion Rate
Scientists know the universe is expanding. It’s been expanding ever since the Big Bang. But it appears to…
A Video Journey Into the Center of the Milky Way
If you’re far enough away from city lights at night, you can see the Milky Way hanging in…
Smith Cloud is Coming Back Home After Leaving 70 Million Years Ago
70 million years ago, scientists believe an enormous cloud of gas dubbed, Smith Cloud, was launched from the…
M63 – The Sunflower Galaxy Proves the Hubble Space Telescope Never Lets Us Down
How can you not love spiral galaxies? The most famous, or at least well known, is the Andromeda…
The Twin Jet Nebula Is The Best Space Image You’ll See Today
Described as a “cosmic butterfly,” the Twin Jet Nebula is stunning. Few cosmic phenomena have such striking complexity…