8/10/2010STScI-2010-2441.An "Island Universe" in the Coma Cluster
A long-exposure Hubble Space Telescope image shows a majestic face-on spiral galaxy located deep within the Coma Cluster of galaxies, which lies 320 million light-years... (More)
8/5/2010STScI-2010-2542.A Galactic Spectacle
A beautiful new image of two colliding galaxies has been released by NASA's Great Observatories. The Antennae galaxies, located about 62 million light-years from Earth, are shown in this composite... (More)
11/18/2009STScI-2009-3046.Galaxy on Edge
The magnificent galaxy NGC 4710 is tilted nearly edge-on to our view from Earth. This perspective allows astronomers to easily distinguish the central bulge of stars from its pancake-flat... (More)
9/9/2009STScI-2009-2549.Hubble Opens New Eyes on the Universe
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is back in business, ready to uncover new worlds, peer ever deeper into space, and even map the invisible backbone of the universe. (More)
4/30/2009STScI-2009-1950.Starbursts in Dwarf Galaxies are a Global Affair
Bursts of star making in a galaxy have been compared to a Fourth of July fireworks display: They occur at a fast and furious pace, lighting... (More)