Launched in 1990 and celebrating 30 years in 2020, the Hubble Space Telescope follows … [+]
NASA
Year after year, Hubble’s telescopic views are unparalleled.
Saturn, its rings, and 5 of its branches are designed by Hubble, close to his counterpart, in 2020. Saturn’s … [+]
NASA, ESA, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), MH Wong (University of California, Berkeley), and the OPAL Team
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From the Solar System to distant galaxies, it reveals the Universe metaphorically.
The huge galaxy collection, MACS J1206, is published by Hubble in this image. The 2020 study was identified … [+]
NASA, ESA, P. Natarajan (Yale University), G. Caminha (University of Groningen), M. Meneghetti (INAF-Observatory of Astrophysics and Space Science of Bologna), and the CLASH-VLT / Zooming teams; Acknowledgments: NASA, ESA, M. Postman (STScI), and CLASH team
2020 marked Hubble’s 30th anniversary in space.
From solar system objects to stars, nebulae, galaxies, and cosmic structures, Hubble’s views on the … [+]
NASA / Hubble / STScI Mosaic
Here are the top ten most important Hubble pictures by 2020.
Active galaxy IC 5063 has a special shade, living 156 million light-years from Earth. A middle … [+]
NASA, ESA, and WP Maksym (CfA)
10.) Black hole dusty shade. A dust ring around the black hole of the center of the galaxy IC 5063 creates this cosmic silhouette.
GAL-CLUS-022058s is one of the largest and most complete Einstein rings ever discovered. Seo … [+]
ESA / Hubble & NASA, S. Jha; Acknowledgments: L. Shatz
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9.) Relative rings. In Einstein’s theory, large objects behave like a lens, beautifully moving away distant objects.
A cloud of gas falls apart, forming new stars, while radiation works to evaporate it. An evaporative … [+]
ESA / Hubble & NASA, R. Sahai
8.) frEGGS. The free-floating evaporative gaseous globules give birth to new inner stars.
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This galaxy, UGC 2885, also known as the Rubin galaxy, is the largest spinning galaxy ever discovered at … [+]
NASA, ESA, AND B. HOLWERDA (LOUISVILLE UNIVERSITY)
7.) Grand spiral galaxy UGC 2885. With ten times as many Milky Way stars, it really is a galaxy of unusual size.
This pair of Hubble Space Telescope images of comet C / 2019 Y4 (ATLAS), taken on April 20 and April … [+]
NASA, ESA, STScI, and D. Jewitt (UCLA)
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6.) Comet ATLAS separates. Hubble identified 30 individual fragments of this silver nucleus breaking apart.
NGC 6302, the Butterfly Nebula, is viewed in several light waves. Hubble Comments … [+]
NASA, ESA, and J. Kastner (RIT)
5.) Nebula of the butterfly. New comments on NGC 6302 feature a “S-loop,” clearly detecting a recent, iron-filled gas explosion.
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Jupiter’s real red spot shines brilliantly in his 2020 picture with Hubble, with Europa nearby. The … [+]
NASA, ESA, STScI, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), and MH Wong (University of California, Berkeley) and the OPAL team
4.) Troublesome Jupiter. A smaller, color-changing space will join the Great Red Spot this year.
What appears as a ribbon is a small piece of a Cygnus supernova explosive wave. An supernova … [+]
ESA / Hubble & NASA, W. Blair; Acknowledgments: Leo Shatz
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3.) Ribbon fringe. This gaseous wind wave is a remnant of Cygnus supernova in history, 2400 light-years away.
While monitoring targets in the Kuiper belt on November 2, 2020, the Starlink satellite passed … [+]
NASA / Hubble / Simon Porter
2.) Starlink photobombs Hubble. SpaceX satellite megaconstellation hides not only ground-based ideas, but also Hubble as well.
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In a large star-forming area there are rich, gaseous structures illuminated by the light of the stars. The red giant … [+]
NASA, ESA and STScI
1.) The cosmic reef. The formation of copious stars forms the distinctive red nebula, with one glorious star forming the blue one.
Like many of Hubble’s images, this one is available in ultra-high resolution. The blue nebula, … [+]
NASA, ESA and STScI
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Mostly Mute Monday tells a celestial story in images, images, and no more than 200 words. Talk less; laugh more.