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Hubble images a glittering, star-studded globular cluster

6 August 2023 Astronomy Now

A star-studded image of a globular cluster near the core of the Milky Way serves as a reminder that the Hubble Space Telescope continues to wow astronomers with its powerful, crystal-clear vision.

Webb observes menagerie of lensed galaxies behind ‘El Gordo’ cluster

2 August 2023 Astronomy Now

Webb peers into a massive galaxy cluster and finds a stunning menagerie of gravitationally lensed background galaxies from earlier epochs, again revealing the power of the telescope’s infrared vision.

JunoCam images and expert ‘citizen-scientist’ processing provides stunning portrait of Jupiter and three of its Galilean moons

1 August 2023 Astronomy Now

A family portrait of Jupiter and three of its Galilean moons shows off the skills of two “citizen scientists” using public domain imagery from NASA’s Juno orbiter.

Hubble images a glittering, star-studded globular cluster

Webb observes menagerie of lensed galaxies behind ‘El Gordo’ cluster

JunoCam images and expert ‘citizen-scientist’ processing provides stunning portrait of Jupiter and three of its Galilean moons

Hubble probes merging galaxy clusters combining to form powerful gravitational lenses

Webb ‘scientific visualization’ takes viewers back in time at 200 million light years per second

Hubble provides a stunning view of a tightly packed sea of stars in globular cluster M14

Webb takes a spectacular infrared look at Saturn and its brilliant rings

‘Smiling cat’ nebula blazes with newborn stars and hot, ionised gas

A picture postcard from Mars, courtesy of the Curiosity rover

Gemini North back in action in spectacular fashion after mirror repair, recoating