Hubble Space Telescope

Aging Hubble Space Telescope Roars Back To Life After Glitch

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

IN SPACE: (FILE PHOTO) In this handout from the National Aeronautical Space Administration (NASA), … [+] the Hubble Space Telescope drifts through ...

Hubble Celebrates 34th Anniversary With a Spectacular View of the Little Dumbbell Nebula

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Astronomers celebrated the 34th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope by capturing an image of the Little Dumbbell Nebula, 3400 light-years away. ...

NASA’s Webb and Hubble Team Up To Solve Universe Expansion Rate Puzzle

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

The “Hubble Tension,” a discrepancy in the universe’s expansion rate, is scrutinized through the combined efforts of the Hubble and James Webb ...

Hubble Captures the Giant’s Roaring Storms and Volcanic Moon Io

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured new images of Jupiter on January 5-6, 2024, revealing dynamic weather patterns and notable storms like the ...

Using Hubble and Webb, scientists investigate galaxies responsible for the reionization of the universe

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

23 Utilizing the infrared-sensitive instruments of the joint NASA, European Space Agency, and Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescope, as well ...

Galaxies Collide, Stars Awaken: Hubble’s Stunning Revelation

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has observed 12 interacting galaxies, revealing long tidal tails rich in gas, dust, and stars, along which 425 ...

Hubble Spots Water Vapor in Small Exoplanet’s Atmosphere

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Astronomers using Hubble have detected water vapor in the atmosphere of GJ 9827d, a small exoplanet, suggesting the presence of water-rich atmospheres ...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Has Made “a Landmark Discovery” in the Atmosphere of This Small Exoplanet

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has detected the presence of water in the atmosphere of a distant exoplanet, which astronomers say is the ...

Cyclones in Space? See How Hubble Uncovered Extreme Weather on a Distant Planet

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Astronomers have detected dynamic weather activities, such as massive cyclones, on the uninhabitable exoplanet WASP-121 b using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. This ...

Uncovering True Distances in Space

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

By ESA/Hubble December 27, 2023 Hubble Space Telescope image featuring the spiral galaxies NGC 1356, LEDA 467699, LEDA 95415, and IC 1947. ...