2000 (continued)

• 1/6/2000 STScI-2000-01 101. Fireworks of Star Formation Light up a Galaxy Pictures obtained with the Hubble telescope reveal episodes of star formation that are occurring across the face of the nearby galaxy NGC 4214. Located some 13 million... (More)

1999

• 11/9/1999 STScI-1999-42 102. The Trifid Nebula: Stellar Sibling Rivalry This Hubble telescope image of the Trifid Nebula reveals a stellar nursery being torn apart by radiation from a nearby, massive star. The picture also provides a peek at embryonic... (More)
• 10/19/1999 STScI-1999-39 103. The "Rotten Egg" Nebula: A Planetary Nebula in the Making This oddly shaped object is an aging, Sun-like star near the end of its life. The Hubble telescope's infrared camera, called the Near Infrared... (More)
• 10/7/1999 STScI-1999-35 104. Hubble Heritage Project's First Anniversary To mark the first anniversary of the Hubble Heritage Project, we present four Hubble telescope images of nebulae surrounding stars in our own Milky Way Galaxy. ... (More)
• 9/29/1999 STScI-1999-33 105. Hubble Captures a Grand View of the Birth of "Hefty" Stars Pictures taken in infrared and visible light by the Hubble telescope recount a vivid story of the turbulent birthing process of massive stars. (More)
• 8/24/1999 STScI-1999-32 106. Symbiotic Star Blows Bubbles into Space A tempestuous relationship between an unlikely pair of stars may have created an oddly shaped gaseous nebula that resembles nesting hourglasses. (More)
• 6/10/1999 STScI-1999-23 107. A Butterfly-Shaped "Papillon" Nebula Yields Secrets of Massive Star Birth Here is a Hubble telescope view of a turbulent cauldron of star birth called N159, which is taking place 170,000 light-years away in our satellite galaxy... (More)
• 6/1/1999 STScI-1999-20 108. Hubble Snapshot Captures Life Cycle of Stars In this stunning picture of the giant galactic nebula NGC 3603, the Hubble telescope's crisp resolution captures various stages... (More)
• 4/1/1999 STScI-1999-12 109. Multiple Generations of Stars in the Tarantula Nebula In the most active starburst region in the local universe resides a cluster of brilliant, massive stars, known to astronomers as Hodge 301. ... (More)
• 1/6/1999 STScI-1999-01 110. Looking Down a Barrel of Gas at a Doomed Star Astronomers using the Hubble telescope have obtained the sharpest view yet of a glowing loop of gas called the Ring Nebula (M57), first cataloged... (More)

1998

• 11/5/1998 STScI-1998-39 111. A Glowing Pool of Light NGC 3132 is a striking example of a planetary nebula. This expanding cloud of gas surrounding a dying star is known to amateur astronomers in the Southern Hemisphere as the "Eight-Burst"... (More)
• 11/5/1998 STScI-1998-38 112. Great Balls of Fire! Hubble Sees Bright Knots Ejected From Brilliant Star Resembling an aerial fireworks explosion, this dramatic Hubble telescope picture of the energetic star WR124 reveals that it is surrounded... (More)
• 10/22/1998 STScI-1998-36 113. Turtle in Space Describes New Hubble Image The Hubble telescope has shown us that the shrouds of gas surrounding dying, Sun-like stars (called planetary nebulae) come in a variety of strange shapes, from an "hourglass"... (More)
• 10/21/1998 STScI-1998-28 114. Astronomers Unveil Colorful Hubble Photo Gallery A vibrant celestial photo album of some of NASA Hubble Space Telescope's most stunning views of the universe is being unveiled today on the Internet. Called the Hubble Heritage... (More)
• 7/23/1998 STScI-1998-25 115. Nearby Massive Star Cluster Yields Insights into Early Universe The Hubble telescope has taken a "family portrait" of young, ultra-bright stars nested in their embryonic cloud of glowing gases. The celestial maternity... (More)
• 4/1/1998 STScI-1998-15 116. Hubble Reveals Details of a Newly Born Planetary Nebula Astronomers have caught a peek at a rare moment in the final stages of a star's life: a ballooning shroud of gas cast off by a dying star flicking on its stellar... (More)
• 3/19/1998 STScI-1998-11 117. Hubble Captures the Shrouds of Dying Stars The Hubble telescope continues to capture stunning, colorful snapshots of stellar burnout. These images reveal the beauty and complexity of planetary nebulae, the glowing... (More)

1997

• 12/17/1997 STScI-1997-38 118. Hubble Witnesses the Final Blaze of Glory of Sun-Like Stars The end of a Sun-like star's life was once thought to be simple: the star gracefully casts off a shell of glowing gas and then settles into a long retirement... (More)
• 10/8/1997 STScI-1997-33 119. Hubble Identifies What May Be the Most Luminous Star Known Astronomers using the Hubble telescope have identified what may be the most luminous star known ? a celestial mammoth that releases up to 10 million... (More)
• 6/9/1997 STScI-1997-16 120. Hubble Snaps "Family Portrait" The Hubble telescope's infrared camera has peered into the Cone Nebula, revealing a stunning picture of six babies, Sun-like stars surrounding their mother, a bright, massive star. (More)
• 5/12/1997 STScI-1997-13 121. Hubble Captures the Heart of the Orion Nebula The Hubble telescope's infrared vision is providing a dramatic new look at the beautiful Orion Nebula, which contains the nearest nursery for massive stars. ... (More)
• 5/12/1997 STScI-1997-11 122. Hubble Peers into Heart of Dying Star The Egg Nebula, also known as CRL 2688, is shown on the left as it appears in visible light and on the right as it looks in infrared light. Both Hubble views recount... (More)
• 3/14/1997 STScI-1997-07 123. Hubble Camera Resumes Science Operation with Picture of "Butterfly" in Space The Hubble telescope is back at work, capturing this view of the butterfly-wing-shaped nebula, NGC 2346. ... (More)

1996

• 1/22/1997 STScI-1996-38 124. Giant "Twisters" and Star Wisps in the Lagoon Nebula This Hubble telescope snapshot unveils a pair of one-half, light-year-long interstellar "twisters" — eerie funnels and twisted-rope structures... (More)
• 8/7/1996 STScI-1996-27 125. Giant Star Birth Region in Neighboring Galaxy The colorful picture on the right is a Hubble telescope snapshot of a vast nebula of dust and gas called NGC 604, which lies in the neighboring spiral galaxy M33. ... (More)
• 5/30/1996 STScI-1996-22 126. Hubble Astronomers Unveil "Crab Nebula - The Movie" Probing the mysterious heart of the Crab Nebula, the tattered remains of an exploding star, astronomers have found this object to be even more dynamic than previously... (More)
• 4/15/1996 STScI-1996-13 127. Hubble Finds Thousands of Gaseous Fragments Surrounding a Dying Star Resembling a bizarre setting from a science fiction movie, dramatic images sent back by the Hubble telescope have surprised astronomers by uncovering... (More)
• 1/16/1996 STScI-1996-05 128. Hubble Telescope Photo Reveals Stellar Death Process This Hubble telescope picture of planetary nebula NGC 7027 reveals remarkable new details of the process by which a star like the Sun dies. The nebula is a glowing... (More)
• 1/16/1996 STScI-1996-07 129. Hubble Finds an Hourglass Nebula around a Dying Star This Hubble telescope snapshot of MyCn18, a young planetary nebula, reveals that the object has an hourglass shape with an intricate pattern of "etchings"... (More)
• 1/16/1996 STScI-1996-03 130. Hubble Finds Searchlight Beams and Multiple Arcs around a Dying Star This Hubble telescope picture of the Egg Nebula, also known as CRL2688, shows a pair of mysterious "searchlight" beams emerging... (More)

1995

• 11/29/1995 STScI-1995-49 131. HST's Greatest Hits 1990-1995 Hubble Space Telescope evokes a new sense of awe and wonder about the infinite richness of our universe in dramatic, unprecedented pictures of celestial objects. Like a traveler sharing... (More)
• 11/20/1995 STScI-1995-45 132. Panoramic Hubble Picture Surveys Star Birth, Proto-Planetary Systems in the Great Orion Nebula This spectacular color panorama of the center of the Orion Nebula is one of the largest pictures ever assembled from individual... (More)
• 11/2/1995 STScI-1995-44 133. Embryonic Stars Emerge from Interstellar "Eggs" Eerie, dramatic pictures from the Hubble telescope show newborn stars emerging from "eggs" — not the barnyard variety — but rather, dense, compact pockets of interstellar... (More)
• 4/10/1995 STScI-1995-13 134. Oxygen-Rich Supernova Remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud This is a Hubble telescope image of the tattered debris of a star that exploded 3,000 years ago as a supernova. This supernova remnant, called N132D, lies 169,000... (More)
• 2/20/1995 STScI-1995-11 135. Hubble's Close-Up View of a Shock Wave from a Stellar Explosion This Hubble telescope image shows a small portion of a nebula called the "Cygnus Loop." This nebula is an expanding blast wave from a stellar... (More)
• 1/11/1995 STScI-1995-01 136. Hubble Probes the Complex History of a Dying Star This Hubble telescope image shows one of the most complex planetary nebulae ever seen, NGC 6543, nicknamed the "Cat's Eye Nebula." Hubble reveals surprisingly... (More)

1994

• 6/13/1994 STScI-1994-24 137. Hubble Confirms Abundance of Protoplanetary Disks around Newborn Stars Astronomers using the Hubble telescope have uncovered the strongest evidence yet that the planet-making process is common in the Milky Way Galaxy. ... (More)
• 1/14/1994 STScI-1994-10 138. Hubble Probes the Great Orion Nebula A NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of a region of the Great Nebula in Orion, as imaged by the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2. (More)
• 1/14/1994 STScI-1994-09 139. Hubble Observes a Star On the Brink of Destruction A NASA Hubble Space Telescope "natural color" image of the material surrounding the star Eta Carinae, as imaged by the Wide Fuel Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC-2). (More)
• 1/13/1994 STScI-1994-05 140. Hubble Space Telescope Images of a Bright Star in the Large Magellanic Cloud These three images are of a very bright (Wolf-Rayet) star, Melnick 34, located in the giant star-forming region called 30 Doradus... (More)
• 1/13/1994 STScI-1994-04 141. Hubble's Improved Optics Reveal Incredible Detail in Giant Cloud of Gas and Dust An image of a star-forming region in the 30 Doradus nebula, surrounding the dense star cluster R136. The image was obtained... (More)

1993

• 1/6/1993 STScI-1993-01 142. Hubble Reveals New Details in a Supernova's Blast Wave This is an image of a small portion of the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant, taken with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope... (More)
• 1/5/1993 STScI-1993-02 143. Hubble Finds a Young Planetary Nebula This is a NASA Hubble Space Telescope picture of a recently-formed “planetary nebula,” known as Hen 1357. This expanding cloud of gas was ejected from the aging star in the center. (More)

1992

• 12/16/1992 STScI-1992-29 144. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Discovers Protoplanetary Disks Around Newly Formed Stars NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered the strongest evidence yet that many stars form planetary systems. Dr. C. Robert O'Dell of Rice University... (More)
• 4/8/1992 STScI-1992-08 145. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Resolves a Planetary Nebula in the Large Magellanic Could The NASA Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has imaged N66, a planetary nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud (a satellite... (More)
• 4/1/1992 STScI-1992-12 146. One of Hottest Known Stars Captured in Hubble Photograph This photograph from the NASA Hubble Space Telescope presents the first clear view of one of the hottest known stars, the central... (More)

1990

• 10/4/1990 STScI-1990-26 147. "Window-Curtain" Structure of the Orion Nebula Revealed by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Recent images made with the Wide Field Camera on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have revealed the structure of a thin sheet of gas located... (More)
• 10/4/1990 STScI-1990-24 148. Orion Nebula: Comparing Hubble Space Telescope to Ground Images This composite image shows the location of a one-light-year square region in the Orion Nebula which was imaged by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. (More)
• 10/4/1990 STScI-1990-22 149. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Discovers Jet Structure In The Orion Nebula This photograph, made with the Wide Field/Planetary Camera on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, reveals the detailed structure of a newly discovered... (More)
• 8/13/1990 STScI-1990-09 150. Hubble Space Telescope Photographs Extragalactical Stellar Nursery NASA is releasing today a Hubble Space Telescope (HST) photograph of the most remarkable star forming region in the Local Group of Galaxies, 30 Doradus. The photograph... (More)