NASA’s Hubble Telescope is nowhere near the end of its space journey. What was thought to be a 15-year mission back in 1990 when the spacecraft was launched into space extended into more than any astronomer could hope for. It’s been 26 years since The Hubble has traveled across unknown worlds, snapping some of the greatest images of the universe we have today. This week, the telescope’s current … [Read more...]
Hubble Telescope Images Demonstrate Star System Diversity
Almost 25 years after it was launched into low Earth orbit, Hubble Telescope remains an invaluable tool in space research. Astronomers used the powerful telescope to complete the largest survey of dusty debris surrounding stars between 10 million and 1 billion years old. After planets take shape, the leftovers of initial collisions may hinder potentially habitable planets. The discovery of star … [Read more...]
Astronomers Discovered Water Vapors on Exoplanet
Exciting astronomical news! With the help of Hubble Telescope, astronomers detected water vapors on an exoplanet. HAT-P-11b is 124 light years away from Earth. So far, astronomers managed to observe atmospheric characteristics of Jupiter-sized exoplanets. HAT-P-11b has a size similar to Neptune, making it the smallest planet outside of our solar system ever to have its most important … [Read more...]
New Magnifying Glass Spotted by Hubble
Astronomers can now see back as far as 9.6 billion years thanks to Hubble’s new discovery: a lensing galaxy that is the most distant cosmic magnifying glass we’ve found to date. Because a lensing galaxy is so massive, it bends gravity, distorts light from the objects behind it and magnifies. Recently, the NASA Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a gigantic elliptical galaxy. Because of its … [Read more...]
Hubble Telescope offers a comprehensive picture of evolving universe
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured new images that led astronomers in assembling a comprehensive picture of the evolving universe. It also led them to see some insights into how the Milkyway Galaxy evolved and developed. Hubble Space Telescope is 24-year old, yet it offered some clearest images of the development of Milkyway Galaxy. These colourful deep space images ever captured … [Read more...]
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Diminished Like Never Before, Shrinks Huge
Jupiter's Great Red Spot has been captured at its smallest size to date. “Recent Hubble Space Telescope observations confirm that the Great Red Spot (GRS) is now approximately 10,250 miles across, the smallest diameter we’ve ever measured,” said Amy Simon of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Historic observations as far back as the late 1800s gauged the GRS to be as big as … [Read more...]
