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space2 days ago•11 min saved

Hubble's Blank-Sky Gamble Unveils a Cosmic Forest of Galaxies

In 1995, the Hubble Space Telescope stared for ten days at a deliberately empty patch of sky in Ursa Major, assembling 342 exposures and over 100 hours of data to produce the Deep Field image. Despite initial resistance and Hubble’s repair history, the image revealed roughly 3,000 faint, distant galaxies, supporting a picture of galaxy formation through mergers and growth. The data were released openly, catalyzing a standard approach and leading to even deeper fields with Hubble and, later, the James Webb Space Telescope.

via Space Daily|

#astronomy #deep-field #galaxies

science1 month ago•5 min saved

Hubble Spotlights Star Birth and a Giant Black Hole in IC 486

A new Hubble image of the barred spiral galaxy IC 486, about 380 million light-years away, shows vivid regions of new star formation around the central bar and the bright active galactic nucleus powered by a supermassive black hole, highlighting how barred structures influence galactic growth; citizen scientists via Galaxy Zoo contributed to the study under ESA/Hubble.

via The Daily Galaxy|

#astronomy #barred-spiral #hubble

space2 months ago•4 min saved

Webb and Hubble Map Saturn’s Atmosphere Layer by Layer

NASA/ESA/Hubble and the Webb Space Telescope release infrared and visible images of Saturn, revealing layered clouds, storms, and the bright icy rings. By comparing wavelengths, scientists can probe Saturn’s atmosphere at multiple depths and track seasonal changes as the planet moves toward the 2025 equinox.

via European Space Agency|

#astronomy #hubble #saturn

science2 months ago•18 min saved

Hubble at 36: How a blurry launch reshaped our view of the cosmos

The Hubble Space Telescope marks 36 years in orbit, overcoming an early blurry image issue with five servicing missions, and accumulating nearly 1.7 million observations that spurred more than 22,000 papers and 1.3 million citations. Its Deep Field images helped redefine cosmic age, expansion, dark energy, exoplanet atmospheres, and the presence of supermassive black holes, while inspiring a generation and guiding future observatories like the Habitable Worlds Observatory. Hubble’s enduring, serviceable design and public imagery have made it a lasting scientific and cultural icon, with a legacy that continues as it works alongside the James Webb Space Telescope and beyond.

via Earth.com|

#astronomy #deep-field #hubble

science2 months ago•4 min saved

Private Backers Fund 3-Meter Lazuli Telescope Aiming to Surpass Hubble

Eric Schmidt and family back the Lazuli Space Telescope, a privately funded 3-meter optical/infrared observatory with a $500 million price tag that could launch in 3–5 years; operating from a lunar-resonant orbit to enable rapid target responses, it includes a coronagraph for exoplanet discovery and will release science-ready data quickly to the global community, potentially outpacing traditional government missions.

via The Daily Galaxy|

#exoplanets #hubble #private-funding

science2 months ago•2 min saved

Hubble and Euclid Team Up to Unveil the Cat’s Eye Nebula

Using a combined Hubble and Euclid view, the Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543) is shown in new detail: Hubble reveals the intricate core with concentric shells and jets from episodic mass loss of the dying star, while Euclid’s wide-field imaging places it among distant galaxies about 4,300 light-years away in Draco.

via European Space Agency|

#astronomy #cats-eye-nebula #euclid

astronomy3 months ago•8 min saved

Hubble Spots Giant, Turbulent Planet-Forming Disk 40 Times Wider Than Our Solar System

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured the largest known protoplanetary disk around the young star IRAS 23077+6707 (nicknamed Dracula’s Chivito), extending about 400 billion miles—roughly 40 times the Solar System’s diameter. Seen nearly edge-on in visible light, the disk is unusually turbulent and asymmetric, with filament-like features on one side and a sharp edge on the other, hinting at dynamic infall of material and environmental interactions. With an estimated mass 10–30 times Jupiter’s, the system may host a large planetary system and provides a valuable laboratory for understanding planet formation in extreme conditions.

via SciTechDaily|

#astronomy #hubble #planet-formation

space3 months ago•54 min saved

Hubble Spotlights Newborn Stars in Lupus 3’s Quiet Stellar Nursery

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captures Lupus 3, a nearby star-forming molecular cloud in Scorpius, bustling with newborn stars. The multi-wavelength image reveals blue reflection nebulosity and dark dust lanes as T Tauri stars (under 10 million years old) emerge from collapsing gas, illustrating the early stages of stellar birth in this nearby stellar nursery.

via Live Science|

#hubble #lupus-3 #scorpius

science3 months ago•5 min saved

AI Uncovers Hundreds of Hidden Cosmic Anomalies in Hubble Data

A neural network named AnomalyMatch scanned nearly 100 million image cutouts from the Hubble Legacy Archive in about 2.5 days, flagging roughly 1,400 candidate anomalies. Human researchers reviewed the top results and confirmed more than 1,300 as true anomalies, including over 800 objects not previously documented, such as merging galaxies, gravitational lenses, jellyfish galaxies, and distant edge-on disks, showcasing AI's power to accelerate discovery in massive astronomical datasets.

via ESA/Hubble|

#ai #anomalies #astronomy

space4 months ago•5 min saved

Webb Reveals the Helix Nebula’s Eye and Its Cometary Knots

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope delivers a sharper infrared view of the Helix Nebula, the nearby planetary nebula nicknamed the Eye of Sauron, revealing about 40,000 cometary knots as the dying star sheds its outer layers. The image, updating Hubble's famed portrait, shows how the gas glows under the nebula’s radiation and how the knots persist against the expanding wind. The Helix lies ~650 light-years away and will fade over the next 10,000–20,000 years as the gas disperses, offering a glimpse of the Sun's eventual fate as a red giant that becomes a white dwarf.

via ScienceAlert|

#cometary-knots #helix-nebula #hubble

science4 months ago•4 min saved

Hubble Telescope's End: Is Its Disappearance Nearing?

The Hubble Space Telescope, launched in 1990, is nearing the end of its operational life due to orbital decay accelerated by solar activity, with potential reentry as early as 2029. NASA has attempted to extend its lifespan, but without intervention, Hubble may soon be lost, creating a gap in space observation. However, the upcoming Lazuli telescope, funded by private sources and planned for launch in 2028, aims to succeed Hubble with advanced capabilities.

via The Daily Galaxy|

#hubble #lazuli #nasa

science4 months ago•5 min saved

Hubble Discovers Cloud-9, a New Type of Celestial Object

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope discovered 'Cloud-9,' a starless, gas-rich dark matter cloud that is a relic of early galaxy formation, providing new insights into dark matter and the universe's primordial structures.

via ESA/Hubble|

#cloud-9 #dark-matter #galaxy-formation

science4 months ago•1 min saved

Hubble and Giant Telescope Reveal New Insights into Comet 3I/ATLAS and Alien Search

New Hubble data reveals that interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is exhibiting unexpected organized behavior, including a stable anti-tail and emerging jet structures, challenging typical comet explanations and suggesting a more complex system.

via USA Herald|

#3iatlas #anti-tail #comet-physics

science4 months ago•5 min saved

Hubble Images Reveal Wobbling Jets and Mysteries of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Hubble images from December 2025 reveal that the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is emitting two stable, narrow jets in different directions, challenging simple explanations and suggesting complex internal activity or delayed heating effects as it exits the solar system, raising questions about its rotation, structure, and behavior beyond typical comet models.

via USA Herald|

#3iatlas #comet-physics #hubble

science5 months ago•1 min saved

NASA's Top 3I/ATLAS Image Sparks Criticism Compared to Vintage Comet Photos

A comparison of images of Halley's Comet from 1986 and the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS from 2025 reveals that despite technological advances, the newer Hubble image of 3I/ATLAS appears less detailed and more diffuse, raising questions about resolution and transparency in space imaging.

via USA Herald|

#3iatlas #comet #hubble