Abell 370 – Astronomy Now

Hubble’s BUFFALO project looks back at the big picture

13 September 2018 Astronomy Now

The Hubble Space Telescope is re-visiting six huge galaxy clusters, taking wide-angle views to help astronomers understand more about how galaxies were distributed across the early universe and what governed their evolution.

Hubble sees nearby asteroids photobombing distant galaxies

3 November 2017 Astronomy Now

Like rude relatives who jump in front your vacation snapshots of landscapes, some of our solar system’s asteroids have photobombed deep images of the universe taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.

A lot of galaxies need guarding in this Hubble view

8 May 2017 Astronomy Now

Like the quirky characters in the upcoming film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has some amazing superpowers, specifically when it comes to observing galaxies across time and space. One stunning example is galaxy cluster Abell 370, which contains a vast assortment of several hundred galaxies tied together by the mutual pull of gravity.