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Hubble News

The The Hubble Space Telescope is a collaboration between ESA and NASA. It's a long-term, space-based observatory. The observations are carried out in visible, infrared and ultraviolet light. In many ways Hubble has revolutionised modern astronomy, by not only being an efficient tool for making new discoveries, but also by driving astronomical research in general.

Hubble News
Hubble News

The latest news about astronomy and the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope

September 26th, 2024 10:00:00 EDT -0400 Science Release: Hubble finds that a black hole beam promotes stellar eruptions
Black hole jet and accompanying erupting nova (artist's concept)In a surprise finding, astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the blowtorch-like jet from a supermassive black hole at the core of a huge galaxy seems to cause stars to erupt along its trajectory. The stars, called novae, are not caught inside the jet, but are apparently in a dangerous neighbourhood nearby.
September 17th, 2024 10:00:00 EDT -0400 Science Release: Hubble finds more black holes than expected in the early Universe
Supermassive Black Holes in Hubble Ultra Deep FieldWith the help of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, an international team of researchers led by scientists in the Department of Astronomy at Stockholm University has found more black holes in the early Universe than has previously been reported. The new result can help scientists understand how supermassive black holes were created.
July 10th, 2024 11:00:00 EDT -0400 Science Release: Hubble finds strong evidence for intermediate-mass black hole in Omega Centauri
Omega CentauriAn international team of astronomers has used more than 500 images from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope spanning two decades to detect seven fast-moving stars in the innermost region of Omega Centauri, the largest and brightest globular cluster in the sky. These stars provide compelling new evidence for the presence of an intermediate-mass black hole.
April 23rd, 2024 10:00:00 EDT -0400 Photo Release: Hubble celebrates 34th anniversary with a look at the Little Dumbbell Nebula
Little Dumbbell Nebula (M76)In celebration of the 34th anniversary of the launch of the legendary NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope on 24 April, astronomers took a snapshot of the Little Dumbbell Nebula (also known as Messier 76, M76, or NGC 650/651) located 3400 light-years away in the northern circumpolar constellation Perseus. The photogenic nebula is a favourite target of amateur astronomers.
April 18th, 2024 10:00:00 EDT -0400 Science Release: Hubble goes hunting for small main-belt asteroids
Asteroid photobombs Hubble snapshot of Galaxy UGC 12158Astronomers recently used a trove of archived images taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to visually snag a largely unseen population of smaller asteroids in their tracks. The treasure hunt required pursuing 37 000 Hubble images spanning 19 years. The payoff was finding 1701 asteroid trails, with 1031 of those asteroids uncatalogued. About 400 of these uncatalogued asteroids are about below a kilometre in size.
March 25th, 2024 10:00:00 EDT -0400 Photo Release: Hubble sees new star proclaiming its presence with cosmic light show
FS TauJets emerge from the cocoon of a newly forming star to blast across space, slicing through the gas and dust of a shining nebula, in this new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
March 21st, 2024 10:00:00 EDT -0400 Science Release: Hubble finds that ageing brown dwarfs grow lonely
Brown dwarf (artist’s concept)It takes two to tango, but in the case of brown dwarfs that were once paired as binary systems, that relationship doesn’t last for very long, according to a recent survey using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
March 14th, 2024 10:00:00 EDT -0400 Photo Release: Hubble tracks Jupiter's stormy weather
Hubble’s two new views of Jupiter (January 2024)The giant planet Jupiter, in all its banded glory, is revisited by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope in these latest images, taken on 5–6 January 2024, that capture both sides of the planet. Hubble monitors Jupiter and the other outer Solar System planets every year under the Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy programme (OPAL). This is because these large worlds are shrouded in clouds and hazes stirred up by violent winds, leading to a kaleidoscope of ever-changing weather patterns.
January 25th, 2024 10:00:00 EST -0500 Science Release: Hubble finds water vapour in small exoplanet’s atmosphere
Exoplanet GJ 9827d (artist’s concept)Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observed the smallest exoplanet where water vapour has been detected in its atmosphere. At only approximately twice Earth’s diameter, the planet GJ 9827d could be an example of potential planets with water-rich atmospheres elsewhere in our galaxy.
January 9th, 2024 15:15:00 EST -0500 Science Release: Hubble finds weird home of farthest fast radio burst
Hubble photographs home of farthest fast radio burst (annotated)A Fast Radio Burst (FRB) is a fleeting blast of energy that can – for a few milliseconds – outshine an entire galaxy. Over the past few years hundreds of FRBs have been detected. They pop off all over the sky like camera flashes at a stadium event, but the sources behind these intense bursts of radiation remain uncertain.