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HST finds water vapor in atmosphere of habitable zone exoplanet

11 September 2019 Astronomy Now

For the first time, astronomers have detected the signature of water vapour in the atmosphere of an exoplanet orbiting in the habitable zone of its host star.

Hubble studies effects of monster black hole

5 September 2019 Astronomy Now

The Hubble Space Telescope observes the relativistic effects of a supermassive black hole at the heart of a face-on spiral galaxy where material in the core is whipping around at 10 percent the speed of light.

James Webb Space Telescope mirror, instruments mated with spacecraft

28 August 2019 Astronomy Now

James Webb Space Telescope’s mirrors and science instruments have been mechanically attached to the observatory’s sunshield and subsystems, a major milestone for engineers building the infrared telescope. Launch from French Guiana remains targeted for 2021.

Showing what’s to come when the Sun grows old

19 August 2019 Astronomy Now

The Hubble Space Telescope provides a look into the Sun’s future, imaging a planetary nebula in Orion that shows what happens when a star burns through its nuclear fuel in old age.

Rivalling Juno, Hubble snaps stunning views of Jupiter

8 August 2019 Astronomy Now

While it cannot rival the Juno spacecraft’s images of Jupiter, the Hubble Space Telescope still manages to amazes with its global views.

ALMA finds previously unseen ancestors of elliptical galaxies

7 August 2019 Astronomy Now

Astronomers using the ALMA radio telescopes have found a population of galaxies not seen in the deepest views of the Hubble Space Telescope.

A hot planet, shaped like a football, spews heavy metals

5 August 2019 William Harwood

The Hubble Space Telescope has detected iron and magnesium gas spewing from a hellish exoplanet being gravitationally warped by its nearby host star.

Going out with a bang, not a whimper, Eta Carinae continues to amaze

30 July 2019 Astronomy Now

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured another remarkable view of Eta Carinae, finding magnesium where it wasn’t expected and shedding new light on the “Great Eruption.”

Hubble monitors galactic host of multiple supernova blasts

11 June 2019 Astronomy Now

Imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope, the active Seyfert galaxy NGC 4051 has hosted at least three supernovae since 1983 that were visible to ground- or space-based telescopes on Earth.

A rich globular lurking in the shadow of a more famous sibling

27 May 2019 Astronomy Now

Lurking in plain sight just a stone’s throw away from a more famous sibling is the rich globular cluster M92, one of the brightest in the northern sky and a worthy target for even modest telescopes.