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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.

ESAHubble News
ESAHubble News

The ESAHubble News feed delivers the latest updates and discoveries from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. Stay informed about groundbreaking scientific findings, mission progress, and important announcements.

April 15th, 2025 08:00:00 EDT -0400 Science Release: Hubble investigates a magnetar’s birthplace
Magnetar (artist’s impression)Magnetars are ultra-dense stellar remnants with extremely strong magnetic fields. Researchers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the magnetar SGR 0501+4516 was not born in a neighbouring supernova as previously thought. The birthplace of this object is now unknown, and SGR 0501+4516 is the likeliest candidate in our galaxy for a magnetar that was not born in a supernova. This discovery was made possible by Hubble’s sensitive instruments as well as precise benchmarks from ESA’s Gaia spacecraft.
April 7th, 2025 05:00:00 EDT -0400 Science Release: Hubble helps determine Uranus' rotation rate with unprecedented precision
Uranus aurorae (October 2022)An international team of astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have made new measurements of Uranus' interior rotation rate with a novel technique, achieving a level of accuracy 1000 times greater than previous estimates. By analysing more than a decade of Hubble observations of Uranus' aurorae, researchers have refined the planet’s rotation period and established a crucial new reference point for future planetary research.
April 4th, 2025 04:00:00 EDT -0400 Photo Release: Hubble spots stellar sculptors at work in a nearby galaxy
Stellar sculptors in NGC 346In anticipation of the upcoming 35th anniversary of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, ESA/Hubble is kicking off the celebrations with a new image of the star cluster NGC 346, featuring new data and processing techniques. This prolific star factory is in the Small Magellanic Cloud, one of the largest of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies.
January 16th, 2025 14:15:00 EST -0500 Photo Release: Hubble traces hidden history of the Andromeda Galaxy
Hubble’s panoramic view of the Andromeda GalaxyThe largest photomosaic of the Andromeda galaxy, assembled from NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observations, has been unveiled. It took more than 10 years to collect data for this colorful portrait of our neighboring galaxy and was created from more than 600 snapshots. This stunning, colorful mosaic captures the glow of 200 million stars, and is spread across roughly 2.5 billion pixels.
December 9th, 2024 13:00:00 EST -0500 Photo Release: Hubble celebrates a decade of tracking the outer planets
Hubble celebrates decade of tracking outer planetsFrom 2014 to 2024, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has been studying the outer planets under a program called OPAL (Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy) to obtain long-time baseline observations of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune in order to understand their atmospheric dynamics and evolution. Hubble is the only telescope that can provide high spatial resolution and image stability for global studies of cloud coloration, activity, and atmospheric motion on a consistent time basis to help constrain the underlying mechanics of weather and climate systems.
November 14th, 2024 10:00:00 EST -0500 Science Release: Hubble sees aftermath of galaxy’s scrape with Milky Way
LMC passing through Milky Way halo (artist’s concept)In an epic story of survival witnessed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, one of our nearest galactic neighbours has crashed through the Milky Way galaxy’s gaseous halo and lived to tell the tale. But in the process, this dwarf galaxy, called the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), has been stripped of most of its own surrounding halo of gas. Researchers were surprised to find such an extremely small gaseous halo remaining — one around 10 times smaller than halos of other galaxies of similar mass. Still, the LMC has held onto enough of its gas to keep forming new stars. A smaller galaxy wouldn’t have survived such an encounter. This is the first time astronomers have been able to measure the size of the LMC’s halo — something they could do only with Hubble.
October 31st, 2024 10:00:00 EDT -0400 Photo Release: Webb and Hubble examine spooky galaxy pair
Galaxies IC 2163 and NGC 2207 (Webb and Hubble image)Stare deeply at these galaxies. They appear as if blood is pumping through the top of a flesh-free face. The long, ghastly ‘stare’ of their searing eye-like cores shines out into the supreme cosmic darkness.
October 16th, 2024 10:00:00 EDT -0400 Photo Release: Hubble captures intricacies of R Aquarii
R AquariiThe NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has provided a dramatic and colourful close-up look at one of the most rambunctious stars in our galaxy, weaving a huge spiral pattern among the stars. Hubble's images capture its details and its evolution is featured by a unique timelapse video.
October 9th, 2024 14:15:00 EDT -0400 Photo Release: Hubble takes new look at Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
Close-up of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot (December 2023 to March 2024)Astronomers have observed Jupiter’s legendary Great Red Spot (GRS), an anticyclone large enough to swallow Earth, for at least 150 years. But there are always new surprises – especially when the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope takes a close-up look at it.
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.