Stars and Galaxies

Hubble's Eye on the Universe

May 5, 2009

The JPL-designed and -built Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 brought the universe to Earth with its images of baby stars, galaxies, supernovas and more.

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WFPC 2
The Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2
Hubble's Eye on the Universe.
Eagle Nebula
Some of the most iconic images of space from Hubble were taken by its camera workhorse — Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2.
Eagle Nebula
Keyhole Nebula
Beautiful views of the universe
Orion Nebula
Ant Nebula
Cat's Eye Nebula
Eta Carinae
Whirlpool Galaxy
Crab Nebula
Centaurus A Galaxy
Eskimo Nebula
Lagoon Nebula
Hourglass Nebula
Overlapping Galaxies
Spirograph Nebula
A better look at neighbors
Saturn
Mars
Jupiter
Life and death among stars
Turbulent star birth
Portrait of star birth
Death of a sun-like star
Capturing the violence and drama of the cosmos
Dancing galaxies
Trifid Nebula Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 impacting Jupiter
View of a perfect storm
Doomed star
Discovering the cosmos
And exploring the depth of the universe
Hubble deep field