12/21/2011STScI-2011-422.Distant Galaxy Bursts with Stars
One of the most distant galaxies known, called GN-108036, dates back to 750 million years after the Big Bang that created our universe. The galaxy's light took 12.9 billion... (More)
10/27/2011STScI-2011-304.Astronomers Pin Down Galaxy Collision Rate
A new analysis of Hubble surveys, including the All-Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey (AEGIS), the Cosmological Evolution Survey (COSMOS), and the Great Observatories... (More)
9/15/2011STScI-2011-275.Even Low-Mass Galaxies Can Harbor Supermassive Black Holes
Using the slitless grism on Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3 to probe the distant universe, astronomers have found supermassive black holes growing... (More)
2010
1/5/2010STScI-2010-016.Galaxy History Revealed in This Colorful Hubble View
More than 12 billion years of cosmic history are shown in this unprecedented, panoramic, full-color view of thousands of galaxies in various stages of assembly. (More)