Space Telescope
Atmosphere of mid-size planet revealed by Hubble and Spitzer
The planet, Gliese 3470 b (also known as GJ 3470 b), may be a cross between Earth and Neptune, with a large rocky core buried under a deep crushing hydrogen…
Hubble captures cosmic fireworks in ultraviolet
Imagine slow-motion fireworks that started exploding nearly two centuries ago and haven't stopped since then. This is how you might describe this double star…
Hubble finds tiny 'electric soccer balls' in space, helps solve interstellar mystery
Since stars and planets form from collapsing clouds of gas and dust in space, “The diffuse ISM can be considered as the starting point for the chemical…
Astronomers see 'warm' glow of Uranus's rings
The rings of Uranus are invisible to all but the largest telescopes — they weren't even discovered until 1977 — but they're surprisingly bright in new heat…
Hubble sees the brightest quasar in the early Universe
Astronomers using data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have discovered the brightest quasar ever seen in the early Universe — the light received from…
Hubble takes gigantic image of the Triangulum Galaxy
This new image of the Triangulum Galaxy — also known as Messier 33 or NGC 598 — has a staggering 665 million pixels and showcases the central region of the…