Hubble

Hubble sees star 'inflating' giant bubble – Watch!

The object, known as the Bubble Nebula, is a cloud of gas and dust illuminated by the brilliant star within it.

Apr 22, 2016, 11:24 AM IST

Hubble reveals millions of stars at centre of our galaxy

Except for a few blue foreground stars, the stars are part of the Milky Way's nuclear star cluster - the most massive and densest star cluster in our galaxy. 

Apr 01, 2016, 10:43 AM IST

See pic – Amazing snapshot of colliding galaxies from Hubble Space Telescope!

This multi-colored haze actually marks the site of two colliding galaxy clusters, forming a single object known as MACS J0416.1-2403.

Mar 28, 2016, 09:10 AM IST

See pic: NASA's Hubble spots a stellar fingerprint!

NASA further reported that under 10 million years old and not yet burning hydrogen at its core, unlike the sun, this star is still in its infancy.

Mar 05, 2016, 08:27 AM IST

NASA's Hubble breaks cosmic distance record; spots farthest known galaxy in universe

Previously, the team had estimated GN-z11's distance by determining its colour through imaging with Hubble and NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.

Mar 04, 2016, 08:28 AM IST

See pic: NASA's Hubble spots blue bubble encircling Wolf-Rayet star!

Many Hubble observations have led to breakthroughs in astrophysics, such as accurately determining the rate of expansion of the universe.  

Feb 27, 2016, 08:58 AM IST

See pic: The icy blue wings of Hen 2-437 from Hubble!

Hen 2-437 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula, one of around 3,000 such objects known to reside within the Milky Way.

Feb 15, 2016, 13:47 PM IST

Hubble views a galactic mega-merger: NASA

NGC 3597 is located approximately 150 million light-years away in the constellation of Crater (The Cup).

Jan 18, 2016, 18:13 PM IST

Hubble's latest treat: The awakened force of a star – See pic!

Hubble's latest treat came just in time for the release of “Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens”

Dec 17, 2015, 22:33 PM IST

Splendid image of galaxy NGC 7252 from Hubble!

The spiral galaxy has a superficial resemblance to an atomic nucleus surrounded by the loops of electronic orbits.

Dec 14, 2015, 21:26 PM IST

See pic: NASA's Hubble telescope uncovers dynamic, elliptical galaxy

According to NASA, the reason for the peculiar shape of NGC 3610 stems from its formation history.

Nov 20, 2015, 21:45 PM IST

'Wings' deployment for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope successful

The wings and telescope structure are essential because they make up the telescope's carbon fiber framework which will hold all 18 of the telescope's mirrors and the tower for the primary mirror.  

Nov 17, 2015, 11:09 AM IST

Hubble discovers clues to how Milky Way was formed

This is how our galaxy, Milky Way was formed.

Nov 06, 2015, 14:45 PM IST

Hubble zooms in on remnants of Veil Nebula

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has captured stunning images of remnants of a massive star, the Veil Nebula.

Sep 24, 2015, 22:11 PM IST