29 November 2017
Deepest spectroscopic survey completed of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field
...over 13 years ago) pioneering deep-field observations taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. And since then, 13 instruments on eight telescopes have observed the field covering nearly the complete electromagnetic spectrum from X-ray to radio...
07 June 2017
Rare, massive, starburst galaxies captured in detail by Hubble
The Hubble Space Telescope has given astronomers an unprecedented view of some... fainter, more distant background sources. Utilising this natural magnifying lens in space, Hubble has revealed what appears to be a tangled network of misshapen objects, ...
14 October 2016
Observable Universe is populated with 10 times as many galaxies as previously thought
... populate the observable Universe[1]. Now, an international team of astronomers using data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescopes and other telescopes have shown that this figure is at least ten times too low. To arrive at this new figure...
June 2015
Hubble’s 25th Anniversary
.... The Pillars of Creation Credit: NASA, ESA/Hubble and the Hubble Heritage Team This image shows the Eagle Nebula’s pillars... the deepest visible-light image of the cosmos. Called the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, this galaxy-studded view represents a “deep...
28 March 2018
Woes for Webb as the space telescope is delayed again
... delays increases. But, do any missions lift off without a hitch? Let's not forget JWST’s predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble, which was the JWST of its time, was also beset by numerous technical delays and budget problems...
27 September 2016
Astronomers observe possible water vapour plumes on Europa
... kilometres (125 miles) high have been observed erupting from the surface of Europa by astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Researchers suspect that the high altitude plumes consist of water vapour, fed from a huge global ocean...
