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December 4, 2018

M100 Through 3 Cameras

December 4, 2018

M100 Through 3 Cameras

These images from NASAs Hubble Space Telescope show the central region of the spiral galaxy M100, taken with three generations of cameras that were sequentially swapped out, thus improving the capability of the observatory.
December 4, 2018

WFPC2 Testing

December 4, 2018

WFPC2 Testing

This image shows NASAs Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 undergoing tests at JPL.
December 4, 2018

Installing Hubble's New Camera

December 4, 2018

Installing Hubble's New Camera

This image of NASAs Hubble Space Telescope shows Astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman and Story Musgrave installing the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) on the Hubble Space Telescope, during SM1 in December, 1993.
December 4, 2018

Making Room for Hubble's New Camera

December 4, 2018

Making Room for Hubble's New Camera

This image of NASAs Hubble Space Telescope shows Astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman removing the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 1 (WFPC 1) during the first Hubble servicing mission (SM1), which took place in December, 1993.
January 6, 2016

WFPC2 Image of the Variable Star Eta Carinae

January 6, 2016

WFPC2 Image of the Variable Star Eta Carinae

The discovery of likely Eta Carinae 'twins' in other galaxies will help scientists better understand this brief phase in the life of a massive star with images such as this from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
October 13, 2015

Jupiter Wave

October 13, 2015

Jupiter Wave

Scientists spotted a rare wave in Jupiter's North Equatorial Belt that had been seen there only once before in this false-color close-up from NASA's Hubble Telescope.
October 13, 2015

New Changes in Jupiter's Great Red Spot

October 13, 2015

New Changes in Jupiter's Great Red Spot

This image is one of two images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope comparing the movement of Jupiter's clouds.
October 13, 2015

Spinning Jupiter and Global Map

October 13, 2015

Spinning Jupiter and Global Map

Scientists produced new global maps of Jupiter using the Wide Field Camera 3 on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. One color map is shown here, projected onto a globe and as a flat image.
February 10, 2015

Smile, and the Universe Smiles With You

February 10, 2015

Smile, and the Universe Smiles With You

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows a galaxy cluster, SDSS J1038+4849, that appears to have two eyes and a nose as part of a happy face. The 'face' is the result of gravitational lensing.
September 19, 2014

Hubble Feathers the Peacock

September 19, 2014

Hubble Feathers the Peacock

This picture, taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope's WFPC2, shows a galaxy known as NGC 6872 in the constellation of Pavo (The Peacock). Its unusual shape is caused by its interactions with the smaller galaxy that can be seen just above NGC 6872.
December 12, 2013

Crab Nebula, as Seen by Herschel and Hubble

December 12, 2013

Crab Nebula, as Seen by Herschel and Hubble

This image shows a composite view of the Crab nebula, an iconic supernova remnant in our Milky Way galaxy, as viewed by the Herschel Space Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope.
July 1, 2008

Hubble Sees Stars and a Stripe in Celestial Fireworks

July 1, 2008

Hubble Sees Stars and a Stripe in Celestial Fireworks

A delicate ribbon of gas floats eerily in our galaxy. This image, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, is a very thin section of a supernova remnant caused by a stellar explosion that occurred more than 1,000 years ago.
December 1, 2005

Most Detailed Image of the Crab Nebula

December 1, 2005

Most Detailed Image of the Crab Nebula

The Crab Nebula is one of the most intricately structured and highly dynamical objects ever observed. The new Hubble image of the Crab was assembled from 24 individual exposures taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
September 12, 2005

Celebrating 8 Years at Mars: Repeated Weather Events

September 12, 2005

Celebrating 8 Years at Mars: Repeated Weather Events

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shows a the cloud feature on Mars, as it appeared over three Mars years.
May 18, 2000

Sulfur Gas in Pele's Plume

May 18, 2000

Sulfur Gas in Pele's Plume

This image depicts the discovery of sulfur gas in the plume of the Pele volcano on Jupiter's moon Io, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope in October 1999, during a flyby of Io by NASA's Galileo spacecraft.
December 30, 1999

Edge-on Galaxy

December 30, 1999

Edge-on Galaxy

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged an unusual edge-on galaxy, revealing remarkable details of its warped dusty disc and showing how colliding galaxies trigger the birth of new stars.
December 15, 1999

Galaxy NGC 4013

December 15, 1999

Galaxy NGC 4013

An amazing 'edge-on' view of a spiral galaxy 55 million light years from Earth has been captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. The image reveals in great detail huge clouds of dust and gas extending along and above the galaxy's main disk.
December 10, 1999

Hubble-V

December 10, 1999

Hubble-V

Resembling curling flames from a campfire, a magnificent nebula in a nearby galaxy observed by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope provides new insight into the fierce birth of stars as it may have occurred in the early universe.
December 10, 1999

Ant Nebula

December 10, 1999

Ant Nebula

This image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is of a celestial object called the Ant Nebula and may shed new light on the future demise of our Sun.
December 7, 1999

Starburst Galaxy NGC 3310

December 7, 1999

Starburst Galaxy NGC 3310

Scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope are studying the colors of star clusters to determine the age and history of starburst galaxies, a technique somewhat similar to the process of learning the age of a tree by counting its rings.
December 4, 1999

Whirlpool Galaxy

December 4, 1999

Whirlpool Galaxy

The image from NASA's Hubble Telescope shows spiral arms and dust clouds in the nearby Whirlpool galaxy. Visible starlight and light from the emission of glowing hydrogen is seen, which is associated with the most luminous young stars in the spiral arms.
December 3, 1999

Ghost Head Nebula

December 3, 1999

Ghost Head Nebula

Looking like a colorful holiday card, a new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals a vibrant green and red nebula far from Earth.
December 2, 1999

Rotten Egg Nebula

December 2, 1999

Rotten Egg Nebula

Violent gas collisions that produced supersonic shock fronts in a dying star are seen in a new, detailed image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
December 2, 1999

Galaxy NGC 1850

December 2, 1999

Galaxy NGC 1850

By spying on a neighboring galaxy, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of a young, globular-like star cluster -- a type of object unknown in our Milky Way Galaxy.
December 2, 1999

Galaxy M82

December 2, 1999

Galaxy M82

A colorful image showing violent star formation triggered when two galaxies bumped into each other has been captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
December 2, 1999

Galaxy NGC 3079

December 2, 1999

Galaxy NGC 3079

A lumpy bubble of hot gas rises from a cauldron of glowing matter in a distant galaxy, as seen by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
December 2, 1999

Galaxy NGC 3079

December 2, 1999

Galaxy NGC 3079

A lumpy bubble of hot gas rises from a cauldron of glowing matter in a distant galaxy, as seen by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
December 2, 1999

Stephan's Quintet

December 2, 1999

Stephan's Quintet

In the image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, angelic figures take on the form of the galactic group called Stephan's Quintet.
December 1, 1999

Galaxy NGC 1512

December 1, 1999

Galaxy NGC 1512

A rainbow of colors is captured in the center of a magnificent barred spiral galaxy, as witnessed by the three cameras of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
December 1, 1999

Globular Cluster M22

December 1, 1999

Globular Cluster M22

Scientists are mystified by what may be unexpected, wandering, planet-sized objects. This image taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope implies the presence of these objects.
December 1, 1999

Doradus Nebula

December 1, 1999

Doradus Nebula

A panoramic view of a vast, sculpted area of gas and dust where thousands of stars are being born has been captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
September 26, 1998

Hubble Observes Surface of Titan

September 26, 1998

Hubble Observes Surface of Titan

Scientists for the first time have made images of the surface of Saturn's giant, haze-shrouded moon, Titan. Images were captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope during 14 observing runs between Oct. 4 - 18.

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