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The Trifid Nebula highlights Hubble’s 36th anniversary

It's the Hubble Space Telescope's 36th anniversary! To celebrate, NASA has released an image of the iconic Trifid Nebula. Watch a video here.

A comet breaks apart, and Hubble sees it happen

Hubble captures a rare moment as a comet breaks apart after passing close to our sun. The images revealing ancient material from the early solar system.

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AI combed Hubble’s archive, saw hundreds of cosmic anomalies

Guided by astronomers, AI combed Hubble's archive - some 100 million Hubble image cutouts - and identified more than 1,300 unusual objects.

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Edwin Hubble born today and the expanding universe

In 2018, the International Astronomical Union voted to rename Hubble's law as the Hubble–Lemaître law to share credit between Edwin Hubble and Georges Lemaître.

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It’s the Hubble Space Telescope’s 35 year anniversary!

We're celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope with a look at some of its greatest hits through images and discoveries.

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Hubble reveals weird Uranus in new 20-year study

The Hubble Space Telescope's 20-year study of Uranus has yielded new insights about the enigmatic ice giant's atmosphere and how it might compare to exoplanets.

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Andromeda galaxy: Hubble’s largest photomosaic yet

Astronomers have created the largest photomosaic of the Andromeda galaxy yet using Hubble data. The image helps trace the hidden history of Andromeda.

ESA’s 2025 calendar: Best of Hubble and Webb

The European Space Agency has announced its 2025 calendar, featuring the best images from Hubble and Webb from the past year. And it's free for you to download!

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Hubble’s closest look at a quasar reveals … weirdness

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken the closest-ever look at a distant quasar. The new images reveal complex blobs and filaments around the quasar.

Asteroid hunt by Hubble telescope using AI

Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to go on an asteroid hunt. They found over 1,000 previously unknown small asteroids in the asteroid belt.

Jupiter’s stormy weather on display in new Hubble images

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has sent back new images of Jupiter's stormy weather. Hubble monitors the atmospheres of all the giant planets every year.

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What are Hubble and Webb looking at right now?

The recently redesigned Space Telescope Live webapp gives up-to-the-minute information about what the Hubble and Webb space telescopes are observing.

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Hubble watches spoke season in Saturn’s rings

NASA's Hubble telescope has recently observed spoke season in Saturn's rings. The spokes are ghostly transient features that appear and disappear seasonally.

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Jupiter as you’ve never seen it. Thanks, Hubble!

The giant planet Jupiter reached opposition this week, coming closest to Earth for the year. In celebration, NASA released this ultraviolet view of Jupiter.

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Hubble’s hunt for an intermediate-mass black hole

Scientists using the Hubble space telescope have found evidence for an intermediate-mass black hole in the closest globular cluster to Earth, M4.

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Weather-watching on Jupiter and Uranus with Hubble

The Hubble Space Telescope keeps an eye on the planets in space, watching the weather and seasons change on planets such as Jupiter and Uranus.

Watch DART asteroid impact in Hubble movie

NASA has released a new Hubble movie of the DART asteroid impact from September 26, 2022. The sequence of images shows the impact and resulting spray of debris.

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Satellites are photobombing Hubble

A new study shows satellites are photobombing Hubble more and more often, ruining observations and negatively impacting science.

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Cosmic Wonders on display in new Hubble video

Enjoy the new video of some of Hubble's greatest hits. The video, titled Cosmic Wonders, takes you on a 3D journey through nebulae and galaxies.

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Hubble needs a boost. Will this new plan provide it?

The Hubble Space Telescope is slowly sinking lower in orbit. Now NASA, SpaceX and the Polaris Program have announced they plan to study how to boost it.

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The Trifid Nebula highlights Hubble’s 36th anniversary

A comet breaks apart, and Hubble sees it happen

AI combed Hubble’s archive, saw hundreds of cosmic anomalies

Edwin Hubble born today and the expanding universe

It’s the Hubble Space Telescope’s 35 year anniversary!

Hubble reveals weird Uranus in new 20-year study

Andromeda galaxy: Hubble’s largest photomosaic yet

ESA’s 2025 calendar: Best of Hubble and Webb

Hubble’s closest look at a quasar reveals … weirdness

Asteroid hunt by Hubble telescope using AI

Jupiter’s stormy weather on display in new Hubble images

What are Hubble and Webb looking at right now?

Hubble watches spoke season in Saturn’s rings

Jupiter as you’ve never seen it. Thanks, Hubble!

Hubble’s hunt for an intermediate-mass black hole

Weather-watching on Jupiter and Uranus with Hubble

Watch DART asteroid impact in Hubble movie

Satellites are photobombing Hubble

Cosmic Wonders on display in new Hubble video

Hubble needs a boost. Will this new plan provide it?