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Pluto and Its Moons: Charon, Nix, and Hydra- Unlabeled
A pair of small moons that NASA's Hubble Space Telescope discovered orbiting Pluto now have official names: Nix and Hydra. Photographed by Hubble in 2005, Nix and Hydra are roughly 5,000 times fainter than Pluto and are about two to three times farther from Pluto than its large moon, Charon,...
Close Up of Ancient, White Dwarf Stars in the Milky Way Galaxy
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of M4, NGC 6121.
Extended Groth Strip - Detail of Hubble Image
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of Extended Groth Strip (EGS).
Looking 'Underneath' Quasar HE0450-2958
This image shows the quasar HE0450-2958 after advanced image processing known as MCS-deconvolution. Thanks to this technique, it is possible to remove the brilliant glare from the quasar itself. The most interesting feature in the image is the nearly total absence of starlight from a host...
A String of 'Cosmic Pearls' Surrounds an Exploding Star
Two decades ago, astronomers spotted one of the brightest exploding stars in more than 400 years. Since that first sighting, the doomed star, called Supernova 1987A, has continued to fascinate astronomers with its spectacular light show. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is one of many...
Visible-Light and X-Ray Composite Image of Galaxy Cluster 1E 0657-556
This composite image shows the galaxy cluster 1E 0657-556, also known as the "bullet cluster." This cluster was formed after the collision of two large clusters of galaxies, the most energetic event known in the universe since the Big Bang. Hot gas detected by Chandra in X-rays is seen as two...
Galaxy Cluster MACS J0717
The galaxy cluster, MACS J0717.5+3745, was imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory. This object is located 5.4 billion light-years away.
Interacting Galaxies Group Arp 194
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged Arp 194 which is located 600 million light-years away.
Galaxy Triplet Arp 274
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged Arp 274 (NGC 5679) which is located 400 million light-years away.
M87 Nucleus and Bright Knot - ACS - November 28, 2006
A 2006 Hubble Space Telescope image of M87.
M87 Nucleus and Bright Knot - ACS - May 9, 2005
A 2005 Hubble Space Telescope image of M87.
M87 Nucleus and Bright Knot - ACS - April 17, 2003
A 2003 Hubble Space Telescope image of M87.
M87 Nucleus and Bright Knot - STIS - July 17, 2002
A 2002 Hubble Space Telescope image of M87.
M87 Nucleus and Bright Knot - STIS - February 27, 2002
A 2002 Hubble Space Telescope image of M87.
M87 Nucleus and Bright Knot - STIS - May 17, 1999
A 1999 Hubble Space Telescope image of M87.
Jupiter, Hubble WFC3: August 3, 2009
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of Jupiter.
Photo Sequence of Saturn: February 24, 2009
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of Saturn.
Trio of Galaxies Mix It Up
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged Hickson Compact Group 90 (M59) which is located 106 million light-years away.
2007 HST WFPC2 Image of Region Near SN 2005gl -- Progenitor is Gone.
A 2007 Hubble Space Telescope image of SN 2005gl.
1997 HST WFPC2 Image of Progenitor Star of SN 2005gl
1997 HST WFPC2 Image of Progenitor Star of SN 2005gl
Closeup of Quadruple Saturn Moon Transit
This close-up view of Saturn's disk captures the transit of several moons across the face of the gas giant planet. The giant orange moon Titan -- larger than the planet Mercury -- can be seen at upper right. The white icy moons that are much closer to Saturn, hence much closer to the ring plane...
HST Image of Saturn: February 24, 2009 15:27 UT
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of Saturn.
HST Image of Saturn: February 24, 2009 14:25 UT
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of Saturn.
HST Image of Saturn: February 24, 2009 12:12 UT
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of Saturn.
Quadruple Saturn Moon Transit Snapped By Hubble
On February 24, 2009, the Hubble Space Telescope took a photo of four moons of Saturn passing in front of their parent planet. In this view, the giant orange moon Titan casts a large shadow onto Saturn's north polar hood. Below Titan, near the ring plane and to the left is the moon Mimas,...
Perseus Dwarf Galaxy [CGW2003] J031905.2+4134
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of [CGW2003] J031905.2+4134.
Perseus Dwarf Galaxy [CGW2003] J031900.4+4129
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of [CGW2003] J031900.4+4129.
Perseus Dwarf Galaxy [CGW2003] J031910.4+4129
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of [CGW2003] J031910.4+4129.
Perseus Dwarf Galaxy [CGW2003] J031931.7+4131
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of [CGW2003] J031931.7+4131.
HUBBLE IMAGE OF M101
Messier 101 has a pancake-like shape that we view face-on. This perspective shows off the spiral structure that gives it the nickname the Pinwheel Galaxy. In this Hubble image, taken in visible light, the bright blue clumps are regions where new stars have formed. The yellowish core consists...
NGC 3021 NICMOS/ACS DETAIL 2
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged NGC 3021 which is located 92 million light-years away.
HST ACS/WFC Image of NGC 3021
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged NGC 3021 which is located 92 million light-years away.
NGC 3021 NICMOS/ACS DETAIL 1
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged NGC 3021 which is located 92 million light-years away.
Hubble Image of M101
Messier 101 has a pancake-like shape that we view face-on. This perspective shows off the spiral structure that gives it the nickname the Pinwheel Galaxy. In this Hubble image, taken in visible light, the bright blue clumps are regions where new stars have formed. The yellowish core consists...
NASA'S GREAT OBSERVATORIES CELEBRATE THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ASTRONOMY WITH A NATIONAL UNVEILING OF SPECTACULAR IMAGES
This image of the spiral galaxy Messier 101 is a composite of views from the Spitzer Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, and Chandra X-ray Observatory. Each wavelength region shows different aspects of celestial objects and often reveals new objects that could not otherwise be studied. The...
HST-Spitzer Composite of Galactic Center (Full-field)
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of Galactic Center.
M101 COMPOSITE IMAGE: HUBBLE DATA (GREEN COMPONENT)
The yellow color is Hubble's view in visible light. Most of this light comes from stars, and they trace the same spiral structure as the dust lanes.
Hubble Snaps a Splendid Planetary Nebula
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged NGC 2818 which is located 10,400 light-years away.
HST ACS/WFC Image of Optical Transient SCP 06F6 - May 21, 2006
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of SCP 06F6.
Field of Optical Transient Source Not Visible - November 2005 - January 2006
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of SCP 06F6.
Hubble Image of Stellar Bow Shock (4 of 4)
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of Hubble Image of Stellar Bow Shock (4 of 4).
Hubble Image of Stellar Bow Shock (3 of 4)
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of Hubble Image of Stellar Bow Shock (3 of 4).
Hubble NICMOS Mosaic of the Galactic Center
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope infrared mosaic image represents the sharpest survey of the Galactic Center to date. It reveals a new population of massive stars and new details in complex structures in the hot ionized gas swirling around the central 300 x 115 light-years. This sweeping...
Hubble Image of Stellar Bow Shock (1 of 4)
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of Hubble Image of Stellar Bow Shock (1 of 4).
Hubble-Spitzer Color Mosaic of the Galactic Center
This composite color infrared image of the center of our Milky Way galaxy reveals a new population of massive stars and new details in complex structures in the hot ionized gas swirling around the central 300 light-years. This sweeping panorama is the sharpest infrared picture ever made of...
NGC 253 from the ANGST Survey
A close-up view from Hubble shows that NGC 253 is ablaze with the light from thousands of young, blue stars. The spiral galaxy is undergoing intense star formation. This image, taken with Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys, reveals colors and differing intensities of individual stars as well...
Binary L Dwarf Kelu-1 (HST July 31, 2005)
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of Kelu-1 AB, Kelu.
Binary L Dwarf Kelu-1 (HST August 14, 1998)
A 2009 Hubble Space Telescope image of Kelu-1 AB, Kelu.
Constituent Image for Jupiter/Ganymede Compass and Scale Image
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of Jupiter, Ganymede.
Hubble Image of M13's Nucleus
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged M13 (NGC 6205), which is located 25,000 light-years away.
HST/WFPC2 Image of Jupiter and Ganymede Taken April 9, 2007
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has caught Jupiter's moon Ganymede playing a game of "peek-a-boo." In this crisp Hubble image, Ganymede is shown just before it ducks behind the giant planet. Ganymede completes an orbit around Jupiter every seven days. Because Ganymede's orbit is tilted nearly...
Hubble ACS/WFPC2 Image of Globular Cluster M13
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged M13 (NGC 6205), which is located 25,000 light-years away.
Large-Field Hubble Image of Starburst Galaxy NGC 1569
The NGC 1569 is located roughly 11 million light-years away constellation Camelopardalis.
HST ACS/HRC Wide View of Fomalhaut System
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of Fomalhaut, HD 216956, Fomalhaut b.
Starburst Galaxy NGC 1569
The NGC 1569 is located in the constellation Camelopardalis, roughly 11 million light-years away.
Hubble Image of NGC 3324
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged NGC 3324 which is located 7,200 light-years away.
Interacting Galaxies Arp 147
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged the interacting galaxies, Arp 147, which is located 440 million light-years away.
Detail of NGC 300 - Star Formation in Outer Spiral Arms
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 300.
Detail of NGC 300 - Star Formation in Spiral Arms
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 300.
ANGST Survey Galaxy - NGC 300
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged NGC 300 as part of the ACS Nearby Galaxy Survey Treasury (ANGST) Survey. This galaxy is located 7 million light-years away.
Detail of NGC 300 - Nucleus
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 300.
ANGST SURVEY GALAXY - NGC 4163
The image at bottom, right, shows a swarm of young, blue stars in the diffuse dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 4163. NGC 4163 is a member of a group of dwarf galaxies near our Milky Way and is located roughly 10 million light-years away.
ANGST Survey Galaxy - NGC 3077
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged NGC 3077 as part of the ACS Nearby Galaxy Survey Treasury (ANGST) survey. This galaxy which is located 13 million light-years away.
ANGST Survey Galaxy - NGC 253
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 253.
Hubble ACS Image of 100 Virgo Cluster Galaxies
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged the Virgo Cluster Galaxy NGC 4660 which is located 49 million light-years away.
Overlapping Galaxies 2MASX J00482185-2507365
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged the overlapping galaxies, 2MASX J00482185-2507365, which are located 780 million light-years away.
Hubble and Chandra Composite of the Galaxy Cluster MACS J0025.4-
Thespiral galaxy, 2MASX J00482185-2507365, was imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory.This object has a redshift of z = 0.586.
Hubble's Sweeping View of the Coma Cluster of Galaxies
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures the magnificent starry population of the Coma Cluster of galaxies, one of the densest known galaxy collections in the universe. The Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys viewed a large portion of the cluster, spanning several million light-years across....
Star Cluster NGC 2074 in the Large Magellanic Cloud
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged the star cluster, NGC 2074, in the Large Magellanic Cloud which is located 170,000 light-years away.
Hubble ACS Image of Elliptical Galaxy M87
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imagedthe elliptical galaxy, M87, which is located 54 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.
Virgo Cluster Galaxy VCC 1993
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged another member of the Virgo Cluster. VCC 1993 is located 53.5 million light-years away from Earth.
Virgo Cluster Galaxy IC 3506
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged the Virgo Cluster galaxy, IC 3506, which is located 55 million light-years away.
Virgo Cluster Galaxy NGC 4458
The Virgo Cluster galaxy NGC 4458 as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Virgo Cluster Galaxy NGC 4660
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged the Virgo Cluster Galaxy NGC 4660 which is located 49 million light-years away.
Barred Spiral Galaxy COSMOS 2607238
Barred spiral galaxy COSMOS 2607238 is located 6.4 billion light-years away from Earth. The galaxy is part of a landmark study of more than 2,000 spiral galaxies from the largest galaxy census conducted by the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The observations...
Hubble ACS image of NGC 1275
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged the active galaxy, NGC 1275, which is located roughly 230 million light-years away.
Barred Spiral Galaxy COSMOS 1161898
Barred spiral galaxy COSMOS 1161898 is located 5.3 billion light-years away from Earth. The galaxy is part of a landmark study of more than 2,000 spiral galaxies from the largest galaxy census conducted by the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The observations...
Barred Spiral Galaxy COSMOS 1705033
Barred spiral galaxy COSMOS 1705033 is located 3.8 billion light-years away from Earth. The galaxy is part of a landmark study of more than 2,000 spiral galaxies from the largest galaxy census conducted by the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The observations...
Barred Spiral Galaxy COSMOS 3127341
Barred spiral galaxy COSMOS 3127341 is located 2.1 billion light-years away from Earth. The galaxy is part of a landmark study of more than 2,000 spiral galaxies from the largest galaxy census conducted by the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The observations...
NGC 1275 (Perseus A) Multi-wavelength Composite
NGC 1275, also known as Perseus A, was imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope, Chandra X-ray Observatory, and the Very Large Array, in optical, x-ray, and radio bands.This active galaxy is located nearly 230 million light-years away.
NGC 6791: Full Hubble ACS Field
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged NGC 6791 which is located 13,300 light-years away.
Jupiter - July 8, 2008
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of Jupiter.
Jupiter - June 28, 2008
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of Jupiter.
Jupiter - May 15, 2008
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of Jupiter.
Small Region of ACS Field Reveals Faint White Dwarfs
A close up image of NGC 6791, imaged by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The object is 13,300 light-years away.
Lenticular Galaxy in the Coma Cluster with Numerous Background Galaxies, a Detail of a Larger Hubble Image
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of Coma Cluster, Abell 1656.
Varied Galaxy Types in the Coma Cluster, a Section of a Larger, Detailed Hubble Image
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of Coma Cluster, Abell 1656.
SN 1006 Supernova Remnant (Hubble)
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged a portion of SN 1006 (SNR 327.6+14.6) which is located 6,850 light-years away.
Spiral Galaxy in the Coma Cluster, Part of a Larger Hubble Image
A 2008 Hubble Space Telescope image of Coma Cluster, Abell 1656.
Jupiter Map - Unannotated
False color cylindrical map of Jupiter, constructed from a set of images of the planet obtained with the WFPC2 on the Hubble Space Telescope. Individual frames were obtained on May 9 and May 10, 2008. The images were deprojected and mosaiced together. The map shows latitudes between +/-70 deg....
NEW RED SPOT APPEARS ON JUPITER
In what's beginning to look like a case of planetary measles, a third red spot has appeared alongside its cousins – the Great Red Spot and Red Spot Jr. – in the turbulent Jovian atmosphere. This third red spot, which is a fraction of the size of the two other features, lies to the west of the...
Hubble Interacting Galaxy VV 705
VV 705 consists of two galaxies that seem to be embracing each other. The pair, imaged by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, is located in the constellation Bootes and is approximately 550 million light-years away from Earth.
Hubble Interacting Galaxy VV 283
Merging galaxies, VV 283, imaged by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, located in the constellation Virgo 500 million light-years away.
Hubble Pinpoints Record-Breaking Explosion
Peering across 7.5 billion light-years and halfway back to the Big Bang, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has photographed the fading optical counterpart of a powerful gamma ray burst that holds the record for being the intrinsically brightest naked-eye object ever seen from Earth. For nearly a...
Hubble Interacting Galaxy UGC 12812
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged the spiral galaxy UGC 12812. It is located in the constellation Pegasus, roughly 250 million light-years away from Earth.
Hubble Interacting Galaxy UGC 8058
UGC 8058, imaged by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, is located about 600 million light-years away from Earth.
NGC 6090
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged NGC 6090, a beautiful pair of spiral galaxies. They are located in the constellation Draco, roughly 400 million light-years away from Earth.
Hubble Interacting Galaxy UGC 4881
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged UGC 4881, a stunning system consisting of two colliding galaxies. This notable object is located in the constellation Lynx, 500 million light-years away from Earth.
Hubble Interacting Galaxy UGC 5101
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged UGC 5101, a peculiar galaxy that resides about 550 million light-years away from Earth.
Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 7674
NGC 7674 is the brightest and largest member of Hickson 96 compact group of galaxies. This stunning NASA Hubble Space Telescope image shows a spiral galaxy nearly face-on. It is located in the constellation Pegasus nearly 400 million light-years away from
Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 7469
This stunning pair of interacting galaxies, known as NGC 7469 and IC 5283 was imaged by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The system is located about 200 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pegasus, the Winged Horse.
NGC 6621
NGC 6621/2 is a strongly interacting pair of galaxies. The pair, imaged by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, is located in the constellation Draco, approximately 300 million light-years away from Earth.
NGC 5754
Imaged by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is this beautiful pair of interacting galaxies called NGC 5754 and NGC 5752.They are located in the constellation Bootes 200 million light-years away.
Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 5257
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged an astonishing galaxy pair, NGC 5257 and NGC 5258. Known collectively as Arp 240, they are located in the direction of the constellation Virgo, approximately 300 million light-years away.
Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 5331
NGC 5331 is a pair of interacting galaxies imaged by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The pair are located in the constellation Virgo, 450 million light-years away from Earth.
Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 5256
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged NGC 5256. Also known as Markarian 266, it is a striking example of two disk galaxies that are about to merge.
Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 3690
This system, dubbed NGC 3690 (or Arp 299), consists of a pair of galaxies which made a close pass 700 million years ago.Arp 299, imaged by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, belongs to the family of ultra-luminous infrared galaxies and is approximately 150 mil
Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 3256
Imaged by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, NGC 3256 is an impressive example of a peculiar galaxy that is actually the relict of a collision of two separate galaxies.
Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 1614
NGC 1614, imaged by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, is located about 200 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Eridanus.
Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 695
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope had imaged NGC 695, a peculiar galaxy which resembles a tornado. The galaxy is located in the direction of the constellation Aries, about 450 million light-years away from Earth.
Hubble Interacting Galaxy Mrk 273
Markarian 273 is a galaxy with a bizarre structure that somewhat resembles a toothbrush. Imaged by the NASA Hubble Space Telescope, it is located 500 million light-years away from Earth.
Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 520
NGC 520, imaged by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, is the product of a collision between two disk galaxies. The pair resides about 100 million light-years away.
Hubble Interacting Galaxy MCG02-001
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged MCG+12-02-001, a luminous infrared system located 200 million light-years away from Earth.
Hubble Interacting Galaxy IRAS 20351
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged MCG+08-11-002, an odd-looking galaxy with a spectacular dark band of absorbing dust in front of the galaxy's center. MCG+08-11-002 is about 250 million light-years away in the constellation Auriga..
Hubble Interacting Galaxy IRAS F10565
IRAS F10565+2448 is a system of two colliding galaxies. Imaged by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, IRAS F10565+2448 is located in the constellation Leo about 600 million light-years away.
Hubble Interacting Galaxy IRAS 21101
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged interacting galaxy pairs in a crowded field of Milky Way stars. IRAS 21101+5810 is located in the constellation Cepheus, nearly 550 million light-years away from Earth.
Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 6786
IRAS 20351+2521 is a galaxy with a sprawling structure of gas, dust, and numerous blue star knots. The galaxy, imaged by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, is located in the constellation Vulpecula, 450 million light-years away from Earth.
Hubble Interacting Galaxy IRAS 18090
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged IRAS 18090+0130, a system consisting of two interacting spiral galaxies. The pair is located in the constellation Ophiuchus, 400 million light-years away from Earth.
Hubble Interacting Galaxy II Zw 96
II Zw 96, imaged by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, is located in the constellation Delphinus about 500 million light-years away from Earth.
Hubble Interacting Galaxy IC 5298
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged IC 5298, a beautiful face-on spiral galaxy with two long arms extending from the central bulge and curving back amongst the scattered stars, gas and dust.
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