Hubble’s Stunning Space Illusion Reveals a Hidden Supernova Secret
A stunning Hubble image showcases a spiral galaxy seemingly intertwined with a nearby star—but looks can be deceiving! This ...
One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, a young Edwin Hubble settled astronomy’s ‘Great Debate.’
In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...
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'This doesn't appear in computer simulations': Hubble maps chaotic history of Andromeda galaxy, and it's nothing like scientists expected
An ambitious new survey by the Hubble Space Telescope offers the first bird's-eye view of all known dwarf galaxies orbiting ...
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Hubble Spies Spectacular Starburst Galaxy
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Hubble Captures a Jaw-Dropping Spiral Galaxy Teeming With Star Formation
NGC 5042 is a breathtaking spiral galaxy showcasing a brilliant mix of ancient stars, young blue clusters, and vibrant pink H ...
Hubble provides bird's-eye view of Andromeda galaxy's ecosystem
Located 2.5 million light-years away, the majestic Andromeda galaxy appears to the naked eye as a faint, spindle-shaped object roughly the angular size of the full moon. What backyard observers don't ...
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One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies?
Hubble’s work opened the door to the study of the universe beyond our galaxy. In the century since Hubble’s pioneering work, astronomers like me have learned that the universe is vast and ...