Hubble Space Telescope – Astronomy Now

Webb space telescope turns its infrared eye on the Crab Nebula and its remnant pulsar

7 November 2023 Astronomy Now

Taking a fresh look at the Crab Nebula, the James Webb Space Telescope provides new insights into the titanic explosion that blew a star apart and left a spinning pulsar in its wake.

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.

Hubble probes merging galaxy clusters combining to form powerful gravitational lenses

19 July 2023 Astronomy Now

The Hubble Space Telescope searches for massive galactic clusters to learn more about gravitational lensing, the distortion and magnification of light from background, more distant bodies caused by a cluster’s enormous gravity.

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

5 July 2023 Astronomy Now

Globular clusters are favorite targets for amateur astronomers, offering tightly-packed swarms of stars visible in even modest telescope. But the Hubble Space Telescope’s view of M14 offers a truly jaw-dropping spectacle.

New software shows promise for coping with photobombing satellites

6 June 2023 Astronomy Now

Astronomers develop software to help eliminate streaks marring Hubble Space Telescope images caused by rapidly increasing numbers of Earth-orbiting satellites.

Seeing the universe in X-rays, optical and infrared, all at once

26 May 2023 Astronomy Now

New images of two galaxies, a star cluster and the famed “Pillars of Creation” showcase the value of multi-wavelength astronomy when it comes to seeing the Big Picture.

Searching for hidden black holes in the hearts of densely-packed globular clusters

23 May 2023 Astronomy Now

Some tightly-packed globular clusters show signs of unseen black holes affecting the movements of their stars. Astronomers are using the Hubble Space Telescope to look for evidence of such hidden monsters.

Hubble Space Telescope probes a massive light-bending galaxy cluster

13 May 2023 Astronomy Now

Galaxy clusters serve as gravitational zoom lenses for the Hubble Space Telescope, magnifying the light from more remote background galaxies to shed light on the nature of such lenses and the distribution of dark matter.

A luminous Seyfert galaxy and its active black hole-driven nucleus

10 May 2023 Astronomy Now

The Hubble Space Telescope captures a textbook example of a luminous Seyfert galaxy and its active galactic nucleus along with details of the galaxy’s structure.

A spectacular tapestry marks the death throes of a massive star

8 May 2023 Astronomy Now

The brightest supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud provides a stunning target for the Hubble Space Telescope’s super-sharp vision.