How one of the world’s greatest astronomers shaped our understanding of the universe
Astronomy
Astronomy
Deep Space
What would Hubble see from a distant galaxy?
We find out what the space telescope can see from a far away galaxy
Solar System
Astronomers spot an asteroid in the process of switching colours
The asteroid is likely shedding reddish dust, revealing a fresh, blue surface beneath
Solar System
A telescope orbiting the Moon could spy one interstellar visitor per year
Such a mission would shed considerable light on our solar system’s population of interstellar objects
Solar System
ALMA spies on the tempestuous storms of Jupiter
Looking at Jupiter in the radio wavelength can reveal details about the ammonia stirring below the clouds
Deep Space
New image release: Hubble’s weird perspective of a spiral galaxy
Believe it or not, this long, luminous streak, speckled with bright blisters and pockets of material, is a structure like our Milky Way
Solar System
New image release: Hubble showcases new portrait of Jupiter
The NASA/ESA space telescope reveals the intricate, detailed beauty of the gas giant’s clouds in this new image taken on 27 June 2019
Deep Space
Astronomers spot a ‘football-shaped’ exoplanet kicking out heavy metals
The hot-Jupiter WASP-121b has metals such as iron and magnesium flee the host planet due to its weak gravity
Deep Space
The Hubble constant has changed, once again
This new measurement is based upon measuring the distance to red giant stars in different galaxies
Deep Space
Hubble spots a strange thin disc at the core of a nearby galaxy
The disc orbits a black hole 250 times the mass of our Sun and it speeds material up to unimaginable speeds
Deep Space
Astronomers watch on as two black hole behemoths get ready for a collision
The titanic duo can help astronomers predict when the historic first detection of the background ‘hum’ of gravitational waves from supermassive black holes will be made
Deep Space
Hubble and Spitzer team up to reveal the exoplanet’s atmosphere 97 light years away
Atmospheric analysis of Gilese 3470 b shows it be unlike any planet seen in our Solar System
Deep Space
A dwarf galaxy 3,000 light years away is forming stars at an unusually incredible rate
More unusually for its size, ESO 495-21 could have a supermassive black hole hiding at its core
Deep Space
Astronomers detail the deformation of galaxies as they collide
The collision course between NGC 4485 and NGC 4490 produces a bright and creative form of irregularity
Deep Space
Are planetary nebulae made by supernovae?
We find out if these beautiful structures are made by the titanic explosion of massive stars
Solar System
Hubble has been watching Neptune’s enormous storm come back into the fold
Comparing the storms on the gas giants Jupiter and Neptune act can tell us interesting details about their formation and evolution
Deep Space
The brightest quasar in the early universe has been discovered
This extremely powerful and young galaxy was magnified, like a lens, by a foreground galaxy
Space Exploration
The ‘camera that saved Hubble’ turns 25
25 years ago, a group of NASA astronauts altered the Hubble Space Telescope in a way that would change our understanding of the universe
Deep Space
Supermassive black holes caught in the act of merging
The act of galaxies merging are extreme events and result in anarchy that is superb to observe
Astronomy
Hubble is slowly returning to action
Additional tests are needed before Hubble can resume normal science operations