4/4/2013STScI-2013-171.Taken Under the "Wing" of the Small Magellanic Cloud
NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope has made the first detection of X-ray emission from young solar-type stars that lie outside our Milky Way galaxy. (More)
2012
8/16/2012STScI-2012-352.Hubble Watches Star Clusters on a Collision Course
Astronomers using data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have caught two clusters full of massive stars that may be in the early stages of merging. The 30 Doradus... (More)
10/26/2010STScI-2010-285.Hubble Data Used to Look 10,000 Years into the Future
The globular star cluster Omega Centauri has caught the attention of sky watchers ever since the ancient astronomer Ptolemy first catalogued... (More)
7/6/2010STScI-2010-226.Starburst Cluster Shows Celestial Fireworks
Like a July 4 fireworks display, a young, glittering collection of stars looks like an aerial burst. The cluster is surrounded by clouds of interstellar gas and dust—the raw material... (More)
12/15/2009STScI-2009-328.Hubble's Festive View of a Grand Star-Forming Region
Just in time for the holidays: a Hubble Space Telescope picture postcard of hundreds of brilliant blue stars wreathed by warm, glowing clouds. The festive portrait... (More)
9/9/2009STScI-2009-259.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)
1/15/2009STScI-2009-0510.Hubble Snaps a Splendid Planetary Nebula
The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged striking details of the famed planetary nebula designated NGC 2818, which lies in the southern constellation of Pyxis (the Compass). The spectacular... (More)