Hubble Archives

Looking forward to a huge leap in space exploration

Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes ‘spy’ one of the youngest galaxies in the Universe

Hubble images become tactile 3D experience for the blind

Hubble reveals cloudy weather on alien world

Hubble finds dead stars “polluted” with planetary debris

Hubble Captures Details of Distant Comet ISON

Hubble sees supernova a record distance away

Hubble takes a gander at secret depths of Messier 77

Clocking an accelerating universe: First results from BOSS

Hubble discovers a true water world

Flocculent spiral NGC 2841

Star formation is one of the most important processes in shaping the Universe; it plays a pivotal role in the evolution of galaxies and it is also in the earliest stages of star formation that planetary systems first appear.
Yet there is still m…

Identity parade clears cosmic collisions of the suspicion of promoting black hole growth

10-Dec 2010 What happens when galaxies crash together? For years, these cosmic collisions have been blamed for triggering violent outbursts at the hearts of galaxies. Now, a remarkable piece of detective work has given a verdict: galactic mergers do…