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2013
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4/23/2013
STScI-2013-14
2. Hubble Captures Comet ISON
Comet ISON is potentially the "comet of the century" because around the time the comet makes its closest approach to the Sun, on November 28, it may briefly become brighter than the full Moon. (More)
2012
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7/11/2012
STScI-2012-32
4. Hubble Discovers a Fifth Moon Orbiting Pluto
A team of astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is reporting the discovery of another moon orbiting the icy dwarf planet Pluto. The moon is estimated to be irregular... (More)
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4/19/2012
STScI-2012-21
6. Hubble Spots Aurorae on the Planet Uranus
These are among the first clear images, taken from the distance of Earth, to show aurorae on the planet Uranus. This composite image combines 2011 Hubble observations... (More)
2011
2010
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2/15/2010
STScI-2010-09
16. Hubble Captures Saturn's Double Light Show
In January and March 2009, astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took advantage of a rare opportunity to record Saturn when its rings were edge-on, resulting... (More)
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2009
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10/9/2009
STScI-2009-26
20. Hubble Observes LCROSS Impact Event
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has made a series of observations immediately preceding and following the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) Centaur... (More)
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9/9/2009
STScI-2009-25
21. 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)
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7/24/2009
STScI-2009-23
22. Hubble Captures Rare Jupiter Collision
NASA scientists have interrupted the checkout and calibration of the Hubble Space Telescope to aim the recently refurbished observatory at a new expanding spot on the giant planet Jupiter. (More)
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3/17/2009
STScI-2009-12
23. Quadruple Saturn Moon Transit Snapped by Hubble
Saturn's comparatively paper-thin rings are tilted edge on to Earth every 15 years. Because the orbits of Saturn's major satellites are in the ring plane, too, this alignment... (More)
2008
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7/17/2008
STScI-2008-27
25. Three Red Spots Mix it Up on Jupiter
This sequence of Hubble Space Telescope images offers an unprecedented view of a planetary game of Pac-Man among three red spots clustered together in Jupiter's atmosphere. (More)
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5/22/2008
STScI-2008-23
26. New Red Spot Appears on Jupiter
In what's beginning to look like a case of planetary measles, a third red spot has appeared alongside its cousins — the Great Red Spot and Red Spot Jr. — in the turbulent... (More)
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2007
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12/18/2007
STScI-2007-45
28. Mars: Closest Approach 2007
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took this close-up of the red planet Mars when it was just 55 million miles – 88 million kilometers – away. This color image was assembled from a series of exposures... (More)
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11/15/2007
STScI-2007-40
29. Hubble Zooms In on Heart of Mystery Comet
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has probed the bright core of Comet 17P/Holmes, which, to the delight of sky watchers, mysteriously brightened by nearly a millionfold... (More)
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3/20/2007
STScI-2007-13
34. Saturn Stars in Three Hubble Movies
Photogenic Saturn has now become a movie star. Astronomers have woven NASA Hubble Space Telescope images of Saturn, its rings, and several of its moons into three movies. (More)
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2006
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8/31/2006
STScI-2006-42
37. Hubble Captures a Rare Eclipse on Uranus
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image is a never-before-seen astronomical alignment of a moon traversing the face of Uranus, and its accompanying shadow. (More)
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2/22/2006
STScI-2006-09
43. Hubble Confirms New Moons of Pluto
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have confirmed the presence of two new moons around the distant planet Pluto. The moons were first discovered... (More)
2005
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10/19/2005
STScI-2005-29
47. NASA's Hubble Looks for Possible Moon Resources
NASA has enlisted the Hubble Space Telescope's unique "vision" capabilities for making a new class of science observations of the Moon that support future human exploration. (More)
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6/2/2005
STScI-2005-18
52. NASA's Space Eyes Focus on Deep Impact Target
On July 4, NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft will attempt an extraordinarily daring encounter with the far-flung comet Tempel 1 hurtling through space at tens of thousands... (More)
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2/16/2005
STScI-2005-06
53. Saturn's Auroras Defy Scientists' Expectations
The dancing light of the auroras on Saturn behaves in ways different from how scientists have thought possible for the last 25 years. New research by a team of astronomers... (More)
2004
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11/11/2004
STScI-2004-31
54. Hubble Tracks Asteroid's Sky Trek
While analyzing NASA Hubble Space Telescope images of the Sagittarius dwarf irregular galaxy (SagDIG), an international team of astronomers led by Simone Marchi, Yazan Momany... (More)
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5/26/2004
STScI-2004-18
57. Saturn Seen from Far and Near
As Saturn grows closer through the eyes of the Cassini spacecraft, which is hurtling toward a rendezvous with the ringed world on June 30 (July 1, Universal Time), both Cassini... (More)
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1/22/2004
STScI-2004-05
59. The Colorful Lives of the Outer Planets
Atmospheric features on Uranus and Neptune are revealed in images taken with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph and the Advanced Camera for Surveys... (More)
2003
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9/9/2003
STScI-2003-23
61. The Slant on Saturn's Rings
This is a series of images of Saturn, as seen at many different wavelengths, when the planet's rings were at their maximum tilt of 27 degrees toward Earth. Saturn experiences seasonal... (More)
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9/5/2003
STScI-2003-26
63. Hubble Assists Rosetta Comet Mission
Results from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope played a major role in preparing ESA's ambitious Rosetta mission for its new target, comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P/C-G). (More)
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8/27/2003
STScI-2003-22
64. Mars: Closest Encounter
These two images, taken 11 hours apart with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, reveal two nearly opposite sides of Mars. Hubble snapped these photos as the red planet was making its closest approach... (More)
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2002
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10/7/2002
STScI-2002-17
66. Hubble Spots an Icy World Far Beyond Pluto
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has measured the largest object discovered in the solar system since the discovery of Pluto 72 years ago. Approximately... (More)
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2001
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10/11/2001
STScI-2001-31
68. Scientists Track "Perfect Storm" on Mars
A pair of eagle-eyed NASA spacecraft the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) and Hubble Space Telescope are giving amazed astronomers a ringside seat to the biggest... (More)
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6/7/2001
STScI-2001-15
70. A Change of Seasons on Saturn
Looming like a giant flying saucer in our outer solar system, Saturn puts on a show as the planet and its magnificent ring system nod majestically over the course of its 29-year... (More)
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2000
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12/14/2000
STScI-2000-38
72. Satellite Footprints Seen in Jupiter Aurora
In this Hubble telescope picture, a curtain of glowing gas is wrapped around Jupiter's north pole like a lasso. This curtain of light, called an aurora, is produced when high-energy... (More)
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7/28/2000
STScI-2000-26
75. Hubble Sees Comet Linear Blow its Top
Lackluster comet LINEAR (C/1999 S4) unexpectedly threw astronomers a curve. Using the Hubble telescope, researchers were surprised to catch the icy comet in a brief, violent... (More)
1999
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6/30/1999
STScI-1999-27
77. A Closer Encounter with Mars
Taking advantage of Mars's closest approach to Earth in eight years, astronomers using the Hubble telescope have taken the space-based observatory's sharpest views yet of the Red Planet. (More)
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4/16/1999
STScI-1999-14
80. Hubble Shoots the Moon
In a change of venue from peering at the distant universe, the Hubble telescope has taken a look at Earth's closest neighbor in space, the Moon. Hubble was aimed at one of the Moon's most dramatic... (More)
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3/4/1999
STScI-1999-08
82. A Mote in Hubble's Eye
The Hubble telescope image is a typical Milky Way star field in the constellation Centaurus. Such snapshots can be used to study the evolution of stars that make up our galaxy. (More)
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1998
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10/21/1998
STScI-1998-28
84. 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)
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3/27/1998
STScI-1998-13
89. Comet Hyakutake
The Hubble telescope has probed the inner regions of Comet Hyakutake. This picture captures sunlight scattered by dust particles in the comet's inner coma. ... (More)
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1997
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11/20/1997
STScI-1997-36
94. Hubble Watches Uranus
Using the Hubble telescope's visible-light camera, astronomers for the first time this century have detected clouds in the Northern Hemisphere of Uranus. The snapshots show banded structure... (More)
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