Hubble Birthdays Full Year

Date Year Name
1-Jan 2012 Galaxy Leo IV

2-Jan 2005 Galaxy Cluster SDSS J1004+4112
3-Jan 2017 NGC 4302 and NGC 4298
4-Jan 1998 Saturn in Infrared
5-Jan 2010 Galaxy NGC 2841
6-Jan 2006 Interacting Galaxies Arp 220
9-Jan 2003 Galaxy NGC 1427A
10-Jan 1998 Galaxy Centaurus A
11-Jan 2000 Eskimo Nebula
12-Jan 2011 Andromeda Galaxy
13-Jan 2011 Andromeda Galaxy
16-Jan 2004 Lindsay-Shapley Ring Galaxy
17-Jan 2017 Supernova 1987A
19-Jan 2005 Whirlpool Galaxy
21-Jan 2000 Reflection Nebula NGC 1999
23-Jan 2004 Asteroid Ceres
24-Jan 2015 Jupiter and Moons
26-Jan 2016 Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami
27-Jan 2016 Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami
28-Jan 2016 Comet Ikeya-Murakami
31-Jan 1996 Starfield in the Large Magellanic
1-Feb 2010 Carina Nebula Pillars
2-Feb 2010 Carina Nebula Pillars
3-Feb 1995 Bow Shock Around LL Orionis
4-Feb 2005 Galaxy Cluster MACS J0717.5+37
5-Feb Asteroid (6478) Gault
6-Feb 2007 Planetary Nebula NGC 2440
7-Feb 1999 Thackeray's Globules
8-Feb 2014 Monkey Head Nebula
10-Feb 2005 Brown Dwarf Candidate CHXR 73
11-Feb 2001 Thackeray's Globules
12-Feb 2018 Lagoon Nebula
13-Feb 2011 Nebula Sharpless 2-106
14-Feb 2007 Colliding Galaxies Arp 272
15-Feb 1998 Galaxy I Zwicky 18
16-Feb 2005 Antennae Galaxies
17-Feb 2015 Dwarf Galaxy Kiso 5639
18-Feb 2014 Herbig-Haro 24
22-Feb 2004 Spiral Galaxy NGC 1313
23-Feb 2013 Galaxies in the GOODS-North Fie
24-Feb 2009 Saturn and Moons
25-Feb 1995 Mars
26-Feb 2016 Bubble Nebula
27-Feb 2002 Little Ghost Nebula
28-Feb 2008 Galactic Center
29-Feb 2004 SWEEPS Star Field
1-Mar 2011 Galaxy Cluster RCS2 032727-132
2-Mar 2006 Pluto System
3-Mar 1994 Globular Cluster NGC 6397
4-Mar 2003 Galaxy Fornax A
5-Mar 1999 Galaxy NGC 1512
6-Mar 2012 Beta Pictoris Disk
7-Mar 2003 Saturn in Ultraviolet
8-Mar 2005 Einstein Ring SDSS J120540
9-Mar 2011 Galaxy Cluster Abell 2261
10-Mar 1997 Mars
11-Mar Southern Crab Nebula
12-Mar 2005 Einstein Ring SDSS J125028.25+
13-Mar 1997 Galaxy NGC 3310
14-Mar 1999 Interacting Galaxies Arp 297
15-Mar 1999 Interacting Galaxies Arp 81
16-Mar 2012 Supernova Didius
17-Mar 1999 Red Rectangle Nebula
18-Mar 1994 Pinwheel Galaxy
19-Mar 2009 Galaxy M83
20-Mar 1996 Colliding Galaxies NGC 6745
21-Mar 1996 Colliding Galaxies NGC 6745
22-Mar 2004 Saturn
23-Mar 2006 Dwarf Galaxy Holmberg IX
24-Mar 2008 Galactic Center
25-Mar 2000 Interstellar Bubble N44F
26-Mar 2010 Star RS Puppis
28-Mar 2000 Ghost Head Nebula
30-Mar 1997 Four Faces of Mars
31-Mar 1997 Interacting Galaxies AM 0500-62
1-Apr 1995 Eagle Nebula Pillars
2-Apr 2009 Interacting Galaxies Arp 274
3-Apr 2017 Jupiter
4-Apr 1999 Galaxy Pair NGC 3314
5-Apr 2008 Galactic Center
6-Apr 2001 Galaxy ESO 510-G13
7-Apr 2013 30 Doradus Nebula
8-Apr 1999 Galaxy NGC 4650A
9-Apr 2007 Jupiter and Ganymede
10-Apr 1999 Circinus Galaxy
12-Apr 2010 Hanny's Voorwerp
13-Apr 2011 Galaxy Cluster Abell 2261
14-Apr 2006 Galaxy ESO 99-4
15-Apr 2015 Veil Nebula
16-Apr 2015 Veil Nebula
17-Apr 2011 Galaxy Cluster Abell 2261
18-Apr 1997 Globular Cluster M79
19-Apr 2010 Asteroid P/2010 A2
21-Apr 2014 Jupiter
22-Apr 2000 30 Doradus Nebula
24-Apr 1991 Cygnus Loop Supernova Remnant
25-Apr 2006 Two Red Spots on Jupiter
27-Apr 1999 Supernova Remnant N 49
28-Apr 2004 Galaxy Cluster SDSS J1004+4112
29-Apr 1998 Nebula N 180B
30-Apr 2002 Star V838 Monocerotis
1-May 2000 Galaxy NGC 3982
2-May 2006 Star Cluster M15
3-May 2006 Galaxy ESO 239-2
4-May 2002 Cat's Eye Nebula
5-May 2008 Galactic Center
6-May 2012 Stars in the Galactic Core
8-May 2013 Comet ISON
9-May 2008 Red Spots on Jupiter
11-May 2002 Cone Nebula
12-May 1999 Star-Forming Region N11B
13-May 2002 Interacting Galaxies IRAS 19297-
14-May 2013 Galaxy Cluster Abell 2744
16-May 2006 Hickson Compact Group 90
17-May 2002 Galaxy Cluster RDCS 1252.9-292
18-May 1994 Jupiter
19-May 2014 Jupiter's Auroras
21-May 2000 Nebula NGC 1748
22-May 1995 Saturn
26-May 2003 Galaxy I Zwicky 18
30-May 1999 Swan Nebula
1-Jun 2003 Galaxy I Zwicky 18
2-Jun 2014 Jupiter's Auroras
4-Jun 1994 Quasar 3C 273
5-Jun 2007 Jupiter
7-Jun 2010 Jupiter
8-Jun 2003 Sombrero Galaxy
9-Jun 2001 Galaxy NGC 6782
10-Jun 2006 Galaxy NGC 7674
11-Jun 1997 Star Cluster Omega Centauri
12-Jun 2002 Galaxy Cluster Abell 1689
13-Jun 2005 Star VY Canis Majoris
15-Jun 1999 Globular Cluster M22
17-Jun 1999 Stephan's Quintet
18-Jun 1996 Hubble-V
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22-Jun 2012 Interacting Galaxies Arp 142
23-Jun 2004 Galaxies in the Groth Strip
24-Jun 2002 Supernova 2002dd
25-Jun 2011 Neptune
26-Jun 2000 Seyfert's Sextet
27-Jun 2002 Galaxy Cluster RDCS 1252.9-292
28-Jun 2005 Quasar MC2 1635+119
29-Jun 2012 Pluto System
30-Jun 1998 Ant Nebula
1-Jul 1993 Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Fragme
2-Jul 2011 Necklace Nebula
3-Jul 1999 Star Cluster 47 Tucanae
4-Jul 2002 Carina Nebula
5-Jul 2001 Trifid Nebula
6-Jul 2012 Planetary Nebula NGC 5189
7-Jul 2010 Galaxy Cluster Abell 1689
8-Jul 2008 Jupiter's Spots
9-Jul 2001 Hoag's Object
10-Jul 2004 Galaxy NGC 4068
11-Jul 2000 Interacting Galaxies UGC 06471
12-Jul 2002 Galaxy Cluster TN J1338-1942
13-Jul 2004 Star Cluster NGC 346
14-Jul 2000 Supernova Remnant N 49
15-Jul 2009 Core of Star Cluster Omega Centa
16-Jul 2006 Galaxy ESO 239-2
18-Jul 1997 Interacting Galaxies AM 1316-24
20-Jul 1997 Ant Nebula
21-Jul 2004 Antennae Galaxies
22-Jul 2006 Protostar IRAS 20324+4057
23-Jul 2009 Impact Scar on Jupiter
24-Jul 1996 Jupiter and Io
25-Jul 1999 Hickson Compact Group 87
26-Jul 2010 Andromeda Galaxy
27-Jul 2010 Andromeda Galaxy
28-Jul 2017 Triangulum Galaxy
29-Jul 2006 Star Cluster Trumpler 14
30-Jul 1995 Hourglass Nebula
31-Jul 2017 Triangulum Galaxy
1-Aug 2005 Galaxy NGC 1672
2-Aug 1997 Hubble-V Nebula
3-Aug 2009 Impact Scar on Jupiter
4-Aug 2001 Herbig-Haro 24
5-Aug 2011 Andromeda Galaxy
8-Aug 2003 Center of the Crab Nebula
10-Aug 2008 Nebula NGC 2074
11-Aug 2002 Interacting Galaxies Arp 220
13-Aug 1996 Neptune
15-Aug 2017 Triangulum Galaxy
17-Aug 2004 Supernova in Galaxy NGC 2403
18-Aug 2003 Asteroid Trail Past Sagittarius Dw
19-Aug 2009 Neptune
20-Aug 2009 Galaxy M83
23-Aug 2013 Galaxy Cluster Abell 2744
24-Aug 2003 Mars
25-Aug 1994 Herbig Haro 32
26-Aug 2009 Hubble Ultra Deep Field
27-Aug 2003 Mars
1-Sep 2009 Hubble Ultra Deep Field
3-Sep 2003 Galaxy HUDF-JD2
4-Sep 1997 Nebula N 81
7-Sep 1997 Hubble-X Nebula
8-Sep 2006 Galaxy M81
9-Sep 2006 V838 Monocerotis Light Echo
10-Sep 2018 Galaxy Behind Star Cluster NGC
11-Sep 2009 GOODS South Field
12-Sep 2000 Galaxy NGC 3310
13-Sep 1997 Arches Cluster
15-Sep 2005 Center of the Crab Nebula
16-Sep 1997 Beta Pictoris Disk
17-Sep 2014 Galaxy UGC 5340
18-Sep 1994 Pinwheel Galaxy
19-Sep 1999 Reflection Nebula IC 349
23-Sep 2010 Galaxy ESO 243-49
24-Sep 2010 Galaxy ESO 243-49
27-Sep 2002 Egg Nebula
1-Oct 2001 Galaxy NGC 3949
2-Oct 2002 GOODS South Field
8-Oct 2012 Galaxy Hercules A
9-Oct 2001 Galaxy Cluster Abell 2667
10-Oct 1995 Interacting Galaxies Arp 148
12-Oct 2004 Orion Nebula
13-Oct 2009 Herbig-Haro 24
14-Oct 1994 Galaxy Cluster 0024+1654
15-Oct 2003 Supernova Remnant E0102
16-Oct 1998 Ring Nebula
17-Oct 1996 Cartwheel Galaxy
18-Oct 2001 Reflection Nebula N30B
19-Oct 2014 Comet Siding Spring
20-Oct 2009 30 Doradus Nebula
22-Oct 2012 Horsehead Nebula
23-Oct 2012 Horsehead Nebula
25-Oct 2009 30 Doradus Nebula
26-Oct 2009 Star Clusters in the Tarantula Ne
27-Oct 2008 Interacting Galaxies Arp 147
28-Oct 2005 Mars
29-Oct 2013 Asteroid P/2013 R3
30-Oct 2004 Star Cluster NGC 290
31-Oct 2005 Nebula NGC 281
1-Nov 2006 Globular Cluster NGC 2808
2-Nov 2009 Hubble Ultra Deep Field
3-Nov 2006 Einstein Ring SDSS J0946+1006
4-Nov 2010 Supernova Remnant 0509-67.5
5-Nov 2012 Horsehead Nebula
6-Nov 2018 Storm on Neptune
7-Nov 2012 Horsehead Nebula
8-Nov 2004 Star Cluster NGC 265
9-Nov 2009 Galaxy NGC 4150
11-Nov 1998 Interacting Galaxies NGC 2207 a
12-Nov 2005 Galaxy Pair NGC 6090
13-Nov 1996 Nebula N44C
14-Nov 1998 Reflection Nebula N30B
15-Nov 2007 Planetary Nebula NGC 2371
16-Nov 2016 Galaxy NGC 1052-DF2
17-Nov 2005 V838 Monocerotis Light Echo
18-Nov 2004 Galaxy Cluster Cl 0024+17
19-Nov 2001 Dumbbell Nebula
20-Nov 2005 Interacting Galaxies Arp 148
21-Nov 2014 Galaxy Cluster MACS J1149.6+22
23-Nov 2013 Galaxy Cluster Abell 2744
24-Nov 2013 Galaxy Cluster Abell 2744
25-Nov 2014 Star Cluster Westerlund 2
27-Nov 2008 Planetary Nebula NGC 2818
28-Nov 2003 Supernova 1987A
29-Nov 1996 Mars
30-Nov 2014 Star Cluster Westerlund 2
1-Dec 2007 Mars
2-Dec 2005 Whirlpool Galaxy in Infrared
3-Dec 2009 Nebula and Star Cluster NGC 360
4-Dec 2002 Andromeda Galaxy Halo
5-Dec 2005 Galaxy M81
6-Dec 2006 Supernova 1987A
7-Dec 1995 Southern Ring Nebula
12-Dec 2005 Galaxy Cluster SDSS J1004+4112
13-Dec 2018 Comet Wirtanen
14-Dec 2014 Galaxy Cluster MACS J1149.6+22
16-Dec 2002 Andromeda Galaxy Halo
17-Dec 2010 Interacting Galaxies Arp 273
18-Dec 1995 Hubble Deep Field
20-Dec 1998 Globular Cluster M15
22-Dec 2009 Galaxy NGC 4214
28-Dec 1997 Galaxy I Zwicky 18
29-Dec 2005 Nebula and Star Cluster NGC 360
30-Dec 1998 Stephan's Quintet
Caption
Leo IV is one of more than a dozen ultra-faint dwarf galaxies near the Milky Way. These galaxies are dominated by dark matter, an invisible substance that makes up m
This picture captures a galaxy cluster called SDSS J1004+4112 that's so massive that its gravity bends light from galaxies behind it. The light of a distant quasar (the bril
This image captures two spiral galaxies. They look quite different because we see them from different angles. The edge-on galaxy (on the left) is called NGC 4302, and
This false-color image of Saturn captures infrared light reflecting off the planet. The image also captures two of Saturn's moons, Dione in the lower left and Tethys in th
Young, blue stars and dark lanes of dust trace the winding arms of NGC 2841. Winds from the young stars may have cleared out the gas needed for additional star birt
Arp 220 is the result of a collision between two spiral galaxies that began 700 millions years ago. Located about 250 million light-years from Earth, it is one of the near
Young, blue stars and dark lanes of dust trace the winding arms of NGC 2841. Winds from the young, super-hot stars may have cleared out the gas needed for addition
This picture shows the inner region of NGC 2976, located roughly 11 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Despite the lack of well-defined arms visi
This image captures NGC 1427A, an irregular dwarf galaxy that is warped by the gravitational influence of its larger galactic neighbors in the Fornax galaxy cluster.
This image captures a turbulent firestorm of star birth along a nearly edge-on dust disk girdling nearby galaxy Centaurus A. Brilliant clusters of young, blue stars lie alon
The Eskimo Nebula contains the glowing remains of a dying Sun-like star. The bright, central region of the Eskimo's "face" is material being blown away by the nebula's
Over 100 million stars are on display in this portion of the Andromeda galaxy, located over 2 million light-years away. This portrait of our galactic neighbor is the larges
NGC 2768 is an elliptical galaxy located 65 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy hosts a supermassive black hole, fueling jets of material
The magnificent galaxy NGC 4710 is tilted nearly edge-on to our view from Earth. This perspective allows the central bulge of stars to be easily distinguished from the g
The striking blue ring of the Lindsay-Shapely Ring Galaxy (AM 0644-741) is comprised of brilliant star clusters. About 150,000 light-years across, the ring structure is lar
The remnant of Supernova 1987A, located in a neighboring galaxy called the Large Magellanic Cloud, appears at the center of this image. The red, gaseous clouds that
This swarm of stars is the dwarf galaxy NGC 4163, located 10 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici. Irregularly shaped red blobs are regions
This image provides a close-up of some of the winding arms in the Whirlpool galaxy. Tracing the arms of the spiral galaxy are red-colored clouds of hydrogen gas, whic
This image provides a close-up of some of the winding arms in the Whirlpool galaxy. Tracing the arms of the spiral galaxy are red-colored clouds of hydrogen gas, whic
NGC 1999 is a reflection nebula. It does not emit any visible light of its own but shines only because the light from the star just to the left of the center illuminates the
This image captures the winding arms of the Whirlpool galaxy. It highlights the galaxy's graceful, curving arms, pink star-forming regions and brilliant blue strands of st
The largerst known asteriod, Ceres, is approximately 590 miles across, about the size of Texas. It resides with tens of thousands of other asteroids in the main asteroid
Three of Jupiter's moons cast their shadows on the planet. Callisto and Io are visible in the lower left and upper right, respectively, but Europa (whose shadow is on Ju
A dark band of dust bisects the spiral galaxy NGC 4013. This edge-on galaxy is located 55 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.
This image reveals the ancient comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami disintegrating as it approaches the Sun. It is one of the sharpest views ever captured of an icy comet brea
This image reveals the ancient comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami disintegrating as it approaches the Sun. It is one of the sharpest views ever captured of an icy comet brea
This image reveals the ancient comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami disintegrating as it approached the Sun in 2016. The comet debris consists of building-size chunks near the
Galaxy NGC 2787 is located 24 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major. Arms of dark dust encircle the galaxy's bright center. The points of light sc
The brilliant, blue glow of young stars traces the graceful spiral arms of galaxy NGC 5584. Thin, dark dust lanes appear to be flowing from the yellowish core, where old
Over 10,000 stars appear in this image, which covers a region about 130 light-years wide in a nearby galaxy called the Large Magellanic Cloud. The faintest stars in the
These cosmic pinnacles lie within a tempestuous stellar nursery called the Carina Nebula. Infant stars buried inside the pillars fire off jets of gas that stream away from
These cosmic pinnacles lie within a tempestuous stellar nursery called the Carina Nebula. Infant stars buried inside the pillars fire off jets of gas that stream away from
Named for the crescent-shaped wave made by a ship as it moves through water, a bow shock can be created in space when streams of gas collide. This image capture
Nearly every object in this image is a distant galaxy in the cluster MACS J0717.5+3745. Some faint arcs and streaks in the image are even farther galaxies whose light h
Hubble viewed the gradual self-destruction of the asteroid (6478) Gault caused by the long-term effects of sunlight. Dusty material ejected from the asteroid formed t
Planetary nebula NGC 2440 is a relic of a star once like our Sun that has cast off its outer layers of gas, forming a colorful cocoon around the star's remaining core.
These dense, dark dust clouds, named "Thackeray's globules" after astronomer A.D. Thackeray, are silhouetted against stars and bright gas clouds of the star-forming r
This image reveals carved knots of gas and dust in a small portion of the Monkey Head Nebula. The nebula is a star-forming region that hosts dusky dust clouds silhoue
The bright spot at lower right is a suspected brown dwarf, an object bigger than a planet but smaller than a star. Named CHXR 73 B, it orbits a red dwarf star dubbed C
These dense, dark dust clouds, named "Thackeray's globules" after astronomer A.D. Thackeray, are silhouetted against stars and bright gas clouds of the star-forming r
This image zooms into the heart of a vast star-forming region called the Lagoon Nebula. A massive young star at the center of the image is blasting radiation and stella
This star-forming region, called Sharpless 2-106, looks like a celestial angel. The "wings" of the nebula are twin lobes of hot gas that stretch outward from a massive, y
Arp 272 is a collision between two spiral galaxies, linked by their swirling arms. The galaxies are members of the Hercules Galaxy cluster and are located roughly 450 m
This image captures the irregular dwarf galaxy I Zwicky 18 and a companion galaxy to its upper right. The two galaxies are interacting, triggering star formation in I Zwi
The two merging spiral galaxies that comprise the Antennae galaxies began their interaction only a few hundred million years ago. Over the course of the merger, billio
Hubble captured a firestorm of star birth lighting up one end of this dwarf galaxy. Called Kiso 5639, it is a member of a class of "tadpole" galaxies so named because of
A partially obscured, newborn star near the center of this image is shooting twin jets into the surrounding gas and dust. The shocks from the collision light up patches
This image resolves stars in the center of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1313. The galaxy is roughly 14 million light-years away in the constellation Reticulum.
This image captures about 15,000 galaxies stretching back through 11 billion years of cosmic history. Hubble examined this part of the sky, located near the Big Dipper
In this image, four moons of Saturn are passing in front of the giant planet. The large, orange moon Titan casts a large shadow on the northern pole. Smaller moons M
This image captures springtime in the northern hemisphere of Mars. The northern polar ice cap has receded to its core of solid water-ice several hundred miles across
An enormous bubble is being blown into space by a super-hot, massive star. The Bubble Nebula is roughly seven light-years across and is located 7,100 light-years awa
The Little Ghost Nebula appears as a small, ghostly cloud surrounding a dying star. It is found in the constellation Ophiuchus between 2,000 and 5,000 light-years away
This infrared image of the center of our Milky Way galaxy reveals a population of massive stars and complex structures in the hot ionized gas that swirls around the ga
Hubble peered into the crowded central bulge of our galaxy 26,000 light-years away and collected information for 180,000 stars as part of a survey called the Sagittari
The light from a distant galaxy, nearly 10 billion light-years away, has been warped into arcs and streaks by the gravity of galaxy cluster RCS2 032727-132623. The clus
This image, taken through a red filter, captures Pluto and three of its satellites. The largest object in the image is Pluto and the second largest is Charon. Two smaller m
This image captures about 200 stars in the globular cluster NGC 6397. The density of this star cluster is so low that Hubble can see right through the cluster and resolve
The dust lanes and star clusters of this giant elliptical galaxy, known as Fornax A, give evidence that the galaxy formed from a past merger of two gas-rich galaxies. It is
The core of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1512 is unique for its stunning 2,400-light-year-wide circle of infant star clusters, called a "circumnuclear" starburst ring. Starb
In 1984, Beta Pictoris was the very first star discovered to be surrounded by a bright disk of light-scattering dust and debris. Planets are thought to form in such disks, a
This false-color image of Saturn, taken in ultraviolet light, reveals details in the hazes and clouds of the planet's atmosphere that are not easy or possible to see in visib
Einstein rings like this form when two galaxies are almost perfectly aligned, one behind the other, and the gravitational field of the closer galaxy bends the light from t
The giant elliptical galaxy in the center of this image is the most massive and brightest member of galaxy cluster Abell 2261. More than a million light-years wide, the g
This stunning portrait of Mars was taken just before the planet made one of its closest approaches to Earth (passing about 60 million miles from us). This view was tak
An aging red giant star is shedding its outer layers to produce the Southern Crab Nebula. The "legs" are likely to be the places where the outflowing material slams into
There are several hundred star clusters in the starburst galaxy NGC 3310. They appear in this image as the bright, blue clumps that trace the galaxy's spiral arms.
Arp 297 is a pair of interacting galaxies that consists of NGC 5754, the large spiral at the top, and NGC 5752, the smaller companion at the bottom left. NGC 5754's inte
Arp 81 is a pair of interacting galaxies consisting of NGC 6621 (center) and NGC 6622 (left). The encounter has pulled a long tail out of NGC 6621 that has now wrapped
Supernova Didius, named after a Roman emperor, is the white dot in the center of this image. The bright blob at upper left is the core of the supernova's host galaxy. T
This image reveals details of one of the most unusual nebulas known in our Milky Way. Cataloged as HD 44179, this nebula is more commonly called the "Red Rectang
The Pinwheel galaxy has a pancake-like shape that we view face-on. This perspective shows off the spiral structure that gives the galaxy its nickname.
This image of spiral galaxy M83 captures thousands of star clusters, hundreds of thousands of individual stars, and "ghosts" of dead stars called supernova remnants.
This image captures the collision of two galaxies. The larger spiral galaxy, NGC 6745, boasts an intact nucleus as it interacts with the smaller, passing galaxy that is near
This image captures the collision of two galaxies. The larger spiral galaxy, NGC 6745, boasts an intact nucleus as it interacts with the smaller, passing galaxy that is near
This image of Saturn captures details in the hazes and clouds of the planet's atmosphere. The view is so sharp that it also reveals individual ringlets in Saturn's ring syst
This loose collection of stars is actually a dwarf irregular galaxy, called Holmberg IX. Of the more than 20,000 stars that can be resolved in this image, only about 10 pe
This circular feature on the left side of this image is an interstellar bubble called N44F. It is being inflated by a torrent of fast-moving particles from an exceptionally ho
The bright star RS Puppis is swaddled in a cocoon of reflective dust illuminated by the glittering star. The star is 10 times more massive than our Sun and is 200 times la
The arms of the "grand design" spiral galaxy M81 are filled with young, bluish, hot stars. The greenish regions in the image are bright, gaseous clouds where new stars
The Ghost Head Nebula is a star-forming region in a nearby galaxy called the Large Magellanic Cloud. The two bright areas (the "eyes of the ghost") are very hot, glowi
Galaxy M82 is remarkable for its bright blue disk, webs of shredded clouds, and fiery-looking plumes of glowing hydrogen blasting out of its central region. In M82, sta
Four sides of Mars are captured in these Hubble images taken over the course of a day. Mars has rotated about ninety degrees between each view.
AM 0500-620 includes a pair of galaxies, with one spiral galaxy seen nearly face-on that is partially backlit by a background galaxy. These interacting galaxies are locate
Hubble's view of the "Pillars of Creation" in the Eagle Nebula displays three giant columns of cold gas giving birth to new stars. The pillars are bathed in the scorching u
Arp 274 is a system of three galaxies that appear to be partially overlapping. Two of the galaxies are rapidly forming new stars, evident in the bright blue knots strung
This image of Jupiter was taken when the planet was closest to Earth in 2017. The Great Red Spot appears on the left side, along with a smaller, reddish storm in the lo
This image shows a pair of galaxies called NGC 3314. Through a chance alignment, a face-on spiral galaxy lies precisely in front of another, larger spiral. This provides a
Usually, when a spiral galaxy appears edge-on, its dust and spiral arms appear flat. The warping of the disk in ESO 510-G13 suggests this galaxy has recently undergone
This is a close-up view of a star-birth region called the 30 Doradus Nebula. The giant stellar factory lies 170,000 light-years away inside a nearby galaxy known as the La
About 130 million light-years away, NGC 4650A is one of only 100 known polar-ring galaxies, which feature a ring of stars encircling a disk. Polar rings might form when
This image shows Jupiter and its large moon Ganymede as the moon peeks out from behind the planet. Composed of rock and ice, Ganymede is the largest moon in ou
Resembling a swirling witch's cauldron of glowing vapors, the black-hole-powered core of the Circinus galaxy appears in this image. Much of the gas in the spiral galaxy
This image shows a ghostly green blob of gas that appears to float near a normal-looking spiral galaxy. The bizarre object, dubbed Hanny's Voorwerp, is the visible part
ESO 99-4 is a galaxy with a highly peculiar shape. It is probably the remnant of an earlier merger process that has deformed it, leaving the main body largely obscured
In this small piece of the Veil Nebula, wisps of gas are part of what remains of a star that was once 20 times more massive than our Sun. A fast-moving blast wave from
In this small piece of the Veil Nebula, wisps of gas are part of what remains of a star that was once 20 times more massive than our Sun. A fast-moving blast wave from
The globular star cluster M79 is located 41,000 light-years from Earth. It contains about 150,000 stars packed into an area measuring only 118 light-years across. Its sta
Hubble imaged a tail flowing from this peculiar asteroid, dubbed P/2010 A2. Scientists suspect the debris was produced by a collision with another asteroid.
This image of Jupiter was taken by the Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL) program, a long-term project that uses Hubble to capture global maps of the outer pl
This is the inner part of the 30 Doradus Nebula, a turbulent star-birth region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way. The bright cluster of sta
This image captures a small portion of the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant. The Cygnus Loop marks the edge of a bubble-like, expanding blast wave from a colossal st
This image captures a second "red spot" (lower left) that emerged alongside the bigger and more famous Great Red Spot (right) on Jupiter. The new storm is roughly o
N 49 is a supernova remnant in a neighboring galaxy called the Large Magellanic Cloud. The delicate filaments are sheets of debris from a stellar explosion whose light
N 180B is an active region of star formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy orbiting our Milky Way. This particular region contains some of the brightest
In 2002, a dim star suddenly became 600,000 times more luminous than our Sun, temporarily making it the brightest star in our Milky Way galaxy. This image of V838
This image captures the face-on spiral galaxy NGC 3982. Its arms are lined with pink star-forming regions of glowing hydrogen, blue newborn star clusters, and dark du
This dense cluster of stars is known as Messier 15 (or M15) and is located about 35,000 light-years away. The fuzzy, blue area to the left of the cluster's core is a planet
ESO 239-2 is the result of a cosmic collision between galaxies that will eventually result in a larger "elliptical" galaxy. The intermediate stage captured here shows a gal
Produced by a dying star, the Cat's Eye Nebula is one of the most complex planetary nebulas known. This image reveals a pattern of concentric rings around the centra
These colorful stars reside at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, about 26,000 light-years from Earth. Aging red-giant stars coexist with their more plentiful younger co
This image captures the face-on spiral galaxy NGC 3982. Its arms are lined with pink star-forming regions of glowing hydrogen, blue newborn star clusters, and dark du
At the time Hubble took this image, comet ISON (C/2012 S1) was hurtling toward the Sun at a whopping 48,000 miles per hour. The comet was 403 million miles from
This image captures three red spots in Jupiter's atmosphere. The famous Great Red Spot appears on the right, while "Red Spot Jr." is to the lower left and an even sma
This image shows the tip of the Cone Nebula, a star-forming region in the constellation Monoceros. This conical pillar stretches over seven light-years and is just a sma
This panoramic view captures an iridescent tapestry of star birth, filled with glowing gas, dark dust clouds, and young, hot stars. The star-forming region, cataloged as
This image shows a tumultuous collision between four galaxies located 1 billion light-years from Earth. The tangled-up galaxies, called IRAS 19297-0406, are crammed
Located 3.5 billion light-years away, Abell 2744 contains several hundred galaxies and might be a pile-up of at least four smaller galaxy clusters. Abell 2744’s strong gra
These three galaxies, called NGC 7173 (middle left), NGC 7174 (middle right) and NGC 7176 (lower right), are part of Hickson Compact Group 90, named after astronom
This image captures a massive cluster of galaxies called RDCS 1252.9-2927. This galaxy cluster existed when the universe was only 5 billion years old, or about 35 perce
Hubble took this image of Jupiter when the giant planet was 420 million miles from Earth. The dark spot that appears on Jupiter is the shadow of the moon Io, which a
Hubble used its ultraviolet vision to observe auroras around Jupiter's north pole. Auroras are formed when charged particles in the space around the planet are accele
Extremely intense radiation from newly born, ultra-bright stars has blown a glowing, spherical bubble in the nebula NGC 1748. The average-looking star at the very cen
This image shows Saturn as the planet's magnificent ring system appeared edge-on to Earth. This alignment occurs about every 15 years when Earth passes through th
This image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 4622. Its outer pair of winding arms is full of new stars, clumped together in blue clusters. Strangely, the galaxy appears to be r
This image captures a small region within the Swan Nebula, a hotbed of star formation. The wave-like patterns of gas have been sculpted and illuminated by a torrent
NGC 2768 is an elliptical galaxy located 65 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy hosts a supermassive black hole, fueling jets of material
Hubble used its ultraviolet vision to observe auroras around Jupiter's north pole. Auroras are formed when charged particles in the space around the planet are accele
The quasar 3C 273 resides at the heart of a galaxy nearly 2 billion light-years away. A quasar is a brilliant source of energy at the center of a distant galaxy, and is believ
Jupiter's turbulent clouds are always changing as they encounter atmospheric disturbances while sweeping around the planet at hundreds of miles per hour. This imag
Hubble took this image of Jupiter four days after a giant meteor burned up in the planet's cloud tops. Hubble found no sign of dark debris at the site, meaning the met
The Sombrero galaxy's hallmark is a brilliant white core encircled by thick lanes of dust. As seen from Earth, the spiral galaxy is tilted nearly edge-on.
This spiral galaxy, NGC 6782, exhibits tightly wound spiral arms and a spectacular, nearly circular bright ring surrounding its nucleus. The ring contains many recently fo
NGC 7674 is a spiral galaxy tilted nearly face-on to Earth. Faint streamers below and to the left of the galaxy have been created by gravitational interactions with comp
This view shows about 50,000 stars at the heart of Omega Centauri, a huge globular star cluster 17,000 light-years from Earth. Omega Centauri is the biggest and brigh
This image shows the inner region of Abell 1689, an immense cluster of galaxies located 2.2 billion light-years away. Astronomers used Hubble to map the distrubition
The hypergiant star VY Canis Majoris is surrounded by clouds of gas that it has cast off in a long series of outbursts. These eruptions have formed loops, arcs and knots
M22 is one of about 150 globular star clusters in the Milky Way. Located just 10,000 light-years away in the constellation Sagettarius, it is one of the closest globular cl
This close-up shows four of the five galaxies that make up Stephan’s Quintet. The image reveals bright, blue clusters of stars, born from the violent interactions betwe
Hubble-V is an active star-forming region within galaxy NGC 6822. The cloud is about 200 light-years across and contains a dense knot of dozens of ultra-hot stars, eac
The colliding galaxies AM 2026-424 resemble a face. Each "eye" is the bright core of a galaxy, one of which slammed into another. The outline of the face is a ring of yo
The interacting galaxy duo near the bottom of this image is Arp 142. The pair contains the disturbed, star-forming spiral galaxy NGC 2936 along with its elliptical comp
This field of galaxies is just a small part of a cosmic tapestry Hubble imaged as part of the All-wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey. In it are galaxies o
This image captures a stellar explosion called a supernova in a small part of the sky known as the Hubble Deep Field. The supernova, designated SN 2002dd, appears a
Neptune is the most distant major planet in our solar system. This image reveals high-altitude clouds in the northern and southern hemispheres of the planet. These c
At first, Seyfert's Sextet looks like six galaxies grouped closely together. However, the small galaxy with the prominent spiral arms (right of center) is much farther awa
This image captures the massive galaxy clutser RDCS 1252.9-2927. The galaxies in the cluster already existed when the universe was just 5 billion years old, or about 3
This image shows shells of stars around a quasar known as MC2 1635+119. Quasars are among the brightest objects in the universe. They reside in the centers of galax
This image captures Pluto and its five moons. Pluto is the large dot at the center. Its largest moon, Charon, appears below Pluto. Moving clockwise from the left, the sm
The Ant Nebula displays intriguing symmetrical patterns in the lobes of gas being ejected from a dying Sun-like star at its center.
This image captures the brightest "nucleus" in a string of approximately 20 that comprised the broken-up comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. The image reveals that the bright
The Necklace Nebula contains the glowing remains of an ordinary, Sun-like star shedding material at the end of its life. The nebula consists of a bright ring, measuring
This image shows the core of the globular star cluster 47 Tucanae. The entire cluster contains about a million stars, with many packed tightly in the core.
This close-up view shows only a three-light-year-wide portion of the entire Carina Nebula, which has a diameter of over 200 light-years. Located 8,000 light-years from
The Trifid Nebula is a stellar nursery criss-crossed by huge, dark lanes of dust. This image provides a close-up view of the center of the nebula, near the intersection of
The knotty, filamentary structure of NGC 5189 formed as a dying star shed its outer layers. Interestingly, this planetary nebula has two nested structures tilted with re
This image shows the center of Abell 1689, an immense cluster of galaxies located 2.2 billion light-years away. Astronomers used Hubble to map the distrubition of da
This image provides a close look at Jupiter's famous Great Red Spot and a smaller storm dubbed "Red Spot Jr." below it. To the right of the Great Red Spot is the remn
A nearly perfect ring of hot, blue stars pinwheels about the yellow nucleus of an unusual galaxy known as Hoag's Object. Curiously, a background object that bears an
This image captures a starburst region in the dwarf galaxy NGC 4068. Starburst regions are areas of intense star formation.
This image shows a cosmic collision between two galaxies, UGC 06471 and UGC 06472. The colliding galaxies are 145 million light-years from Earth. Such collisions dist
The galaxy cluster TN J1338-1942 contains a massive embryonic galaxy surrounded by smaller developing galaxies. The central galaxy has spectacular radio-emitting je
This image captures a dynamic star-forming region in a nearby dwarf galaxy called the Small Magellanic Cloud. At the center is a brilliant star cluster called NGC 346.
N 49 is a supernova remnant in a neighboring galaxy called the Large Magellanic Cloud. The delicate filaments are sheets of debris from a stellar explosion whose light
This view shows stars at the heart of Omega Centauri, one of roughly 150 globular clusters in our Milky Way galaxy. The behemoth stellar grouping is the biggest and b
ESO 239-2 is the result of a cosmic collision between galaxies that will eventually result in a larger "elliptical" galaxy. The intermediate stage captured here shows a gal
NGC 300 is a spiral galaxy similar to our own Milky Way galaxy. Some of the bright blue specks in this image are young, massive stars called blue supergiants, and they
AM 1316-241 is made up of two interacting galaxies: a spiral galaxy (on the left) in front of an elliptical galaxy (on the right). The starlight from the background elliptica
The Ant Nebula displays intriguing symmetrical patterns in the lobes of gas being ejected from a dying Sun-like star at its center.
The two merging spiral galaxies that comprise the Antennae galaxies began their interaction only a few hundred million years ago. Over the course of the merger, billio
This caterpillar-shaped knot, called IRAS 20324+4057, is a protostar that is in the process of growing from the dust and gas surrounding it. However, other bright stars
This image of Jupiter reveals an elongated, dark spot at lower right. The unexpected blemish was created when an asteroid plunged into Jupiter and exploded, scatteri
This image shows Jupiter's volcanic moon Io passing above the turbulent clouds of the giant planet. The conspicuous black spot on Jupiter is Io's shadow. The shadow
This troupe of galaxies, known as Hickson Compact Group 87, is performing an intricate dance orchestrated by the mutual gravitational forces acting between them. T
This mosaic captures the nearby Triangulum galaxy. Striking areas of star birth glow bright blue throughout the galaxy, particularly in beautiful nebulas of hot gas like s
Called Trumpler 14, this cluster of stars is located 8,000 light-years away in a huge star-forming region known as the Carina Nebula. The cluster is only 500,000 years o
The Hourglass Nebula has been formed by a dying Sun-like star shedding its outer layers of gas. One theory suggests that the hourglass shape is produced as a fast ste
NGC 1672 is a barred spiral galaxy. Its arms do not twist all the way to the galaxy's center but attach to the ends of a bar of stars that extends from the nucleus. Cluste
Hubble-V is an active star-forming region within galaxy NGC 6822. The cloud is about 200 light-years across and contains a dense knot of dozens of ultra-hot stars, eac
This image shows a scar on Jupiter. The unexpected blemish was created when an object (likely an asteroid) plunged into Jupiter and exploded, scattering debris into t
At the center of the Crab Nebula sits a stellar remnant called a neutron star that has about the same mass as the Sun compressed into a sphere only a few miles across
The nebula NGC 2074 is a firestorm of raw stellar creation, perhaps triggered by a nearby supernova explosion. It lies in a nearby galaxy called the Large Magellanic Clo
Arp 220 is the result of a collision between two spiral galaxies that began 700 millions years ago. Located about 250 million light-years from Earth, it is one of the near
This image shows bright clouds and cloud bands wrapping around Neptune. On the giant planet, winds blow at 900 miles per hour and huge storms — some the size o
This close-up view shows a hotbed of star formation at the center of spiral galaxy NGC 1808. In the image, older stars appear yellow and young stars are blue.
This image captures a stellar explosion, called a supernova, in the galaxy NGC 2403. The supernova looks like a bright star in the upper-right corner. The brighter star n
While observing the Sagittarius dwarf irregular galaxy, Hubble captured the trail of a faint asteroid that had drifted across the field of view. The trail is seen as a series
Neptune is the most distant major planet in our solar system. The bright patches on the planet are clouds composed of methane ice crystals.
This image of spiral galaxy M83 captures thousands of star clusters, hundreds of thousands of individual stars, and "ghosts" of dead stars called supernova remnants.
In this galaxy, called NGC 4993, two neutron stars collided, creating gravitational waves discovered in 2017. The event produced a flash of light, called a kilonova, whic
Most galaxies are clumped together in groups or clusters. A neighboring galaxy is never far away. But this galaxy, known as NGC 6503, has found itself in a lonely positi
Hubble captured this image of Mars when the planet was approximately 34.7 million miles from Earth. The dark linear feature on the left is Valles Marineris, a 2,500-m
HH 32 is an example of a "Herbig-Haro object," which is formed when young stars eject jets of material back into interstellar space. These jets plow into the surroundin
This image of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field includes infrared observations that allowed Hubble to peer deeper into the universe than it ever had before. The faintest an
Hubble captured this image of Mars when the planet was at its closest to Earth in nearly 60,000 years. The solar system's largest volcano, Olympus Mons, appears nea
The small red object at the center of this image (just above the large spiral galaxy) is one of the most distant galaxies ever seen. Called HUDF-JD2, it is one of about 10,
This image shows a newborn star cluster cradled within a nebula, or glowing cloud of gas, called N 81. This stellar nursery lies about 200,000 light-years away within th
Hubble-X is a glowing gas cloud, one of the most active star-forming regions within galaxy NGC 6822. The cloud is about 110 light-years across and contains many thou
This image captures a light echo from the star V838 Monocerotis. After the star brightened temporarily, light from that eruption began propagating outward through a
This image shows stars in a small part of the globular cluster NGC 6752. Near the bottom appears a background galaxy, much farther away, that astronomers found wh
More than 12 billion years of cosmic history are shown in this panoramic view of thousands of galaxies in various stages of assembly. The view covers a portion of the
There are several hundred star clusters in the starburst galaxy NGC 3310. They appear in this image as the bright, blue clumps that trace the galaxy's spiral arms.
The Arches cluster is the densest known star cluster in our galaxy and resides 25,000 light-years away. In this rough-and-tumble region, huge clouds of gas collide to fo
At the center of the Crab Nebula sits a stellar remnant called a neutron star that has about the same mass as the Sun compressed into a sphere only a few miles across
In 1984, Beta Pictoris was the very first star discovered to be surrounded by a bright disk of light-scattering dust and debris. Planets are thought to form in such disks, a
This image captures the dwarf galaxy UGC 5340. A pocket of rapid star birth appears in the lower right corner. This region of star formation was probably triggered by
The Pinwheel galaxy has a pancake-like shape that we view face-on. This perspective shows off the spiral structure that gives the galaxy its nickname.
IC 349 is a reflection nebula in the Pleiades star cluster (often called the "Seven Sisters"). The eerie, wispy tendrils of an interstellar cloud are being destroyed by one o
This edge-on galaxy, called ESO 243-49, appears to host a medium-sized black hole that might have come from a cannibalized dwarf galaxy. As massive as 20,000 Suns
This edge-on galaxy, called ESO 243-49, appears to host a medium-sized black hole that might have come from a cannibalized dwarf galaxy. As massive as 20,000 Suns
The large elliptical galaxy NGC 1132 likely formed from a group of galaxies that merged together. The galaxy is dubbed a "fossil group" because it contains enormous c
In the Egg Nebula, shells of dust form concentric rings around an aging star, resembling the layers of an onion. A thick dust belt, running almost vertically through the c
Like our Milky Way, the galaxy NGC 3949 has a disk full of young, blue stars peppered with pink star-birth regions. In contrast to the blue disk, the galaxy's bright cente
At the center of this image sits a large galaxy called Hercules A that harbors a supermassive black hole more than a thousand times as massive as the one in the Milky
While looking at galaxy cluster Abell 2667, astronomers found an odd-looking spiral galaxy (in the upper left corner of the image) that is plowing through the cluster an
Arp 148 is the aftermath of an encounter between two galaxies, resulting in a ring-shaped galaxy and an elongated companion. The shapes and arrangement of the ga
The Orion Nebula is the nearest star-forming region to Earth. Massive, young stars are shaping the nebula with their winds and radiation. Pillars of dense gas may be t
The light from a distant galaxy, nearly 10 billion light-years away, has been warped into blue arcs and streaks by the gravity of galaxy cluster 0024+1654. The cluster's g
In a nearby galaxy called the Small Magellanic Cloud, a massive star exploded as a supernova and dissipated its interior into a spectacular display of colorful filaments.
About a light-year across, the Ring Nebula is formed by a dying star floating in a blue haze of hot gas at its center. This image reveals elongated, dark clumps of materia
The Cartwheel galaxy's unusual appearance was created by a nearly head-on collision with a smaller galaxy. Its spoke-like structures are wisps of material connecting t
A unique, peanut-shaped cocoon of dust surrounds a cluster of young, hot stars in this image. This reflection nebula, named N30B, is embedded in a much larger nebu
Comet Siding Spring (C/2013 A1) had a close encounter with Mars on October 19, 2014. On that date the comet passed within approximately 87,000 miles of Mars (or
This massive, young stellar grouping, called R136, is only a few million years old and resides in the 30 Doradus Nebula, a turbulent star-birth region in the Large Magell
The nearby dwarf galaxy NGC 1569 is a hotbed of vigorous star birth and is one of the closest "starburst" galaxies to us. The galaxy's "star factories" are manufacturing
The backlit wisps along the Horsehead Nebula's upper ridge are being illuminated by a young five-star system just off the top of this image, taken in infrared light. Hars
The disrupted galaxy NGC 7714 displays a striking smoke-ring-like structure. The golden loop is made of Sun-like stars that have been pulled deep into space, far from
This massive, young stellar grouping, called R136, is only a few million years old and resides in the 30 Doradus Nebula, a turbulent star-birth region in the Large Magell
The Tarantula Nebula is an enormous star-forming region located 170,000 light-years from Earth. The collection of stars in the core of the nebula, shown here, is made
Arp 147 consists of a pair of interacting galaxies. The left-most galaxy in this image appears nearly edge-on to our line of sight and features a smooth ring of starlight. T
This image captures a dust storm on Mars. The dust storm, which is nearly in the middle of the planet in this image, is about 930 miles long measured diagonally.
This image shows an asteroid called P/2013 R3 as it was breaking apart. The asteroid’s fragments were slowly drifting away from each other and had tails of dust push
This image features a cluster of stars called NGC 290. The star cluster resides in the Small Magellanic Cloud, one of the small galaxies orbiting our Milky Way galaxy.
The dark knots of gas and dust in this image are called "Bok globules," and they are absorbing light in the center of the nearby nebula and star-forming region called N
This dense swarm of stars lies at the center of the globular star cluster NGC 2808. Of the about 150 known globular clusters in our Milky Way galaxy, NGC 2808 is one
This red bubble is made of gas that is being shocked by the expanding blast wave from a supernova explosion. Called SNR 0509-67.5, the bubble is 23 light-years acros
This image reveals a dark storm on Neptune, seen at top center. The storm is roughly 6,800 miles across. To the right of the dark feature are bright white "companion
This image displays a cluster of stars called NGC 265. The cluster resides in the Small Magellanic Cloud, one of the small galaxies orbiting our Milky Way galaxy.
This image captures the ancient ellipitical galaxy NGC 4150, located about 44 million light-years away. It shows streamers of dust and gas wrapped around the galaxy's
The huge elliptical galaxy NGC 1600 is located 209 million light-years from Earth. The black hole that lurks at the center of the galaxy is one of the most massive black h
This image shows two interacting galaxies. The larger and more massive galaxy on the left is NGC 2207, and the smaller one on the right is IC 2163. Strong tidal forces f
NGC 6090 is a pair of spiral galaxies with overlapping central regions and two long tidal tails made of material ripped out of the galaxies by gravitational interactions. T
These wispy clouds of glowing gas make up a nebula known as N44C. It is part of the larger N44 complex, which includes young, hot, massive stars, other nebulas, and
A unique, peanut-shaped cocoon of dust surrounds a cluster of young, hot stars in this image. This reflection nebula, named N30B, is embedded in a much larger nebu
This image captures the planetary nebula NGC 2371, the glowing remains of a Sun-like star. The remnant star visible at the center of NGC 2371 is the super-hot core of
This galaxy, NGC 1052-DF2, is so diffuse we can see right through it to view more distant galaxies located behind it. The unusual galaxy is also missing most, if not all, o
This image captures a light echo from the star V838 Monocerotis. After the star brightened temporarily, light from that eruption began propagating outward through a
In this image of the galaxy cluster Cl 0024+17, blue streaks are images of very distant galaxies that are behind the cluster. The distant galaxies appear distorted becaus
This image captures a small part of the Dumbbell Nebula, which resides more than 1,200 light-years away. Known as a planetary nebula, it is the result of an old star th
Arp 148 is the aftermath of an encounter between two galaxies, resulting in a ring-shaped galaxy and an elongated companion. The shapes and arrangement of the ga
This massive cluster of galaxies is MACS J1149.6+2223. In this image, light from a distant supernova appears in four different places. The multiple supernova images ar
This image captures the central region of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1313. The galaxy is located roughly 14 million light-years away in the constellation Reticulum.
This image captures a giant cluster of about 3,000 stars called Westerlund 2. The cluster resides inside a vibrant stellar breeding ground known as Gum 29, located 20,
This image reveals the dramatic activities within the core of the galaxy NGC 3079, where a bubble of hot gas is rising from a cauldron of glowing material. The structur
The spectacular structure of the planetary nebula NGC 2818 contains the outer layers of a dying star that were expelled into interstellar space. Our own Sun will under
Many bright spots glow along a ring of gas like pearls on a necklace. These cosmic "pearls" are produced as a shock wave from a supernova called SN 1987A slams into
Hubble took this image of Mars as part of a sequence tracking a storm near the planet's northern polar cap. The remnants of the storm are visible as salmon-colored s
This image captures a giant cluster of about 3,000 stars called Westerlund 2. The cluster resides inside a vibrant stellar breeding ground known as Gum 29, located 20,
Hubble captured this image of Mars soon before the planet made its closest approach to Earth in 2007. White clouds cover the north polar region. The long, dark featu
This image reveals the Whirlpool galaxy's skeletal dust structure, as seen in infrared light. The red color in this infrared image traces the galaxy's dust, which is punctua
In NGC 3603, a glittering cluster of stars is surrounded by clouds of gas and dust. The cluster contains some of the most massive stars known. These huge stars live fast
This image captures the light from 300,000 stars (and a star cluster) in the Andromeda galaxy's halo, a vast spherical cloud of stars surrounding the galaxy's bright disk
This image shows the remnant of Supernova 1987A, a stellar explosion in a nearby galaxy that astronomers witnessed in 1987. A shock wave of material unleashed by
This image of the Southern Ring Nebula clearly shows two stars near the center of the nebula: a bright, white one, and a fainter companion to its upper right. The faint
In this image, the nucleus of comet 46P/Wirtanen is hidden in the center of a fuzzy glow from the comet's coma. The coma is a cloud of gas and dust that the comet h
This massive cluster of galaxies is MACS J1149.6+2223. In this image, light from a distant supernova appears in four different places. The multiple supernova images ar
This image captures the light from 300,000 stars (and a star cluster) in the Andromeda galaxy's halo, a vast spherical cloud of stars surrounding the galaxy's bright disk
Arp 273 is of a pair of interacting galaxies that form a shape resembling a rose. The larger of the spiral galaxies, known as UGC 1810, has a disk that is distorted by the
Called the Hubble Deep Field, this image captures several hundred galaxies that had never been seen before. Some galaxies are near and some are very far. Their vario
These stars belong to the globular cluster M15. Nestled among them is an astronomical oddity. The pinkish object to the upper left of the cluster's core is a gas cloud s
The dwarf galaxy NGC 4214 is ablaze with young stars and gas clouds. This image captures intricate patterns of glowing hydrogen shaped during the star-birthing proce
This picture shows the inner region of NGC 2976, located roughly 11 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Despite the lack of well-defined arms visi
In NGC 3603, thousands of sparkling, young stars are nestled within a giant nebula. This stellar "jewel box" is one of the most massive young star clusters in our Milky W
This close-up shows four of the five galaxies that make up Stephan’s Quintet. The image reveals bright, blue clusters of stars, born from the violent interactions betwe
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