Webb Captures a Cosmic Forest of Ancient Galaxies
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)'s new "Picture of the Month" shows the mega-monster galaxy cluster Abell S1063. This impressive collection of galaxies is about 4. petapixel.com »
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Astronomers Capture Violent Cosmic Joust Between Two Galaxies
Astronomers utilizing high resolution telescope arrays observed two warring galaxies battling with radiation.
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Webb Captures a 167-Megapixel ‘Visual Feast’ of Galaxies
The latest James Webb Space Telescope "Picture of the Month" exemplifies the $10 billion telescope's remarkable imaging capabilities. The photo shows cosmic objects ranging from stars inside the Milky Way to galaxies billions of light-years away. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2025-5-2 23:50
Euclid Telescope’s First Survey Finds 26 Million Galaxies in Only One Week
The first survey data from the 600-megapixel Euclid space telescope is available now. The European Space Agency (ESA)'s data release features classified, detailed images of 380,000 galaxies and provide a look at the large-scale organization of the Universe's cosmic web. petapixel.com »
2025-3-20 19:35
Astronaut Takes Epic Photo of Two Satellite Galaxies From Onboard the ISS
Photographer and active NASA astronaut Don Pettit has captured a long exposure photo of two satellite galaxies that neighbor the Milky Way from his vantage spot onboard the International Space Station (ISS). [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-12-12 19:44
How An Italian Astrophotographer Discovered Five Galaxies
An amateur Italian astronomer discovered five dwarf galaxies, and they are now named after him.
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petapixel.com »2024-5-25 19:45
Hubble’s New Photo Shows the Immense Scale of Galaxies
The Hubble Space Telescope's new Picture of the Week shows a remarkably dense field of stars. However, what at first glance looks like just a field of stars, spread somewhat irregularly through the frame, the photo shows a considerable portion of a galaxy. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-2-6 22:43
Webb Captures ‘Extraordinary’ Photos of 19 Nearby Spiral Galaxies
The James Webb Space Telescope captured images of 19 nearby spiral galaxies as part of its long-term Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS (PHANGS) program. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-1-30 21:19
Webb Finds That Many Old, Distant Galaxies Look Like Surfboards
While the James Webb Space Telescope has been busy helping scientists solve some of the greatest mysteries of the early Universe, the powerful telescope has also found that many distant galaxies have flattened oval disk and tube-like shapes, unlike the spiral and elliptical structures that are more typically seen in closer galaxies. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-1-22 01:59
Galaxies Galore: Hubble Celebrates Galaxies With New Photos All Week
Each day this week, NASA has been publishing a new galaxy image captured by the venerable Hubble Space Telescope. In addition to sharing fascinating information about some of the most interesting galaxies in the universe, each post has also been a visual treat. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-10-7 22:37
45,000 Galaxies Sparkle in New James Webb Telescope Photo
"Among the most fundamental questions in astronomy is: How did the first stars and galaxies form?" NASA writes. The James Webb Space Telescope hasn't been in space long, but it's already delivering critical insights into this monumental question. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-6-7 23:38
James Webb Photographs Ancient, Massive Galaxies That Shouldn’t Exist
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been used to identify six galaxies that potentially emerged extremely early in the universe’s history and are so massive they should not be possible under the current cosmological theory. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-2-24 21:00
Hubble Photographs Two Galaxies Warped by Each Other’s Gravity
Even though the James Webb Space Telescope tends to steal the space-themed headlines lately, the Hubble Space Telescope is still capturing incredible photos of the universe, including this galactic pair that are so close to one another that they are distorted by each other's gravity. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-10-8 20:33
Hubble Captures Optical Illusion of Two Spiral Galaxies ‘Colliding’
Two spiral galaxies were photographed "colliding" into one another by the Hubble Space Telescope but the image is actually a celestial optical illusion. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-9-16 20:47
Hubble’s Photo of Colliding Galaxies Looks Like a Pair of Angelic Wings
The universe is losing a galaxy. Recent images from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope show two galaxies in the process of merging. Dubbed "Angel Wing" due to its symmetrical appearance, the collision forms part of the Leo constellation. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-4-27 17:58
Hubble Captures ‘Space Triangle’ Created by Colliding Galaxies
Hubble has captured a stunning photo of two interacting galaxies that likely passed through one another, which caused them to ignite in a "frenzy of starbirth." [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-2-26 00:23
Hubble Photographs Odd ‘Dead’ Galaxies from the Early Universe
The Hubble Space Telescope in concert with the Atacama Large millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile found what NASA describes as odd: early, massive, “dead” galaxies that have run out of the fuel necessary to continue to make stars. petapixel.com »
2021-9-28 21:15
Hubble captures stunning gravitational interaction between a trio of galaxies
NASA has published a stunning image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope that shows a 'three-way gravitational tug-of-war between interacting galaxies. ' The galaxies in the show are in system Arp 195, a system featured in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, a list of the 'weirder and more wonderful galaxies in the universe. dpreview.com »
2021-8-5 19:46
Hubble captures stunning gravitational interaction among a trio of galaxies
NASA has published a stunning image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope that shows a 'three-way gravitational tug-of-war among interacting galaxies. ' The galaxies in the show are in system Arp 195, a system featured in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, a list of the 'weirder and more wonderful galaxies in the universe. dpreview.com »
2021-8-13 19:46
Hubble Captures ‘Gravitational Tug-of-War’ Between Three Galaxies
NASA has published a spectacular image that was photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope that shows what the space organization describes as a three-way tug-of-war between interacting galaxies. Hubble captured the dramatic triplet of galaxies — which is known as Arp 195 — and is featured in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, which is a […] petapixel.com »
2021-8-3 21:08
After a month of being offline, Hubble captures images showing off two ‘oddball’ galaxies
Following a computer anomaly aboard Hubble, which took a month to fix, NASA has released a pair of new images to demonstrate the spacecraft's return to full scientific operations. Hubble's scientific operations restarted on July 17 at 1:18 pm EDT. dpreview.com »
2021-7-23 23:22
Six Incredible Photos of Galaxies Colliding
As part of its celebration of a new year, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has published six different galaxy mergers. These rare astronomical phenomena were captured as part of a recent survey to investigate the rate of new star formations. petapixel.com »
2021-1-15 00:12
An array of Canon 400mm F2.8L II lenses is helping astronomers discover new galaxies
The Dragonfly Telephoto Array. Photo by Pieter van Dokkum When Astronomer Pieter van Dokkum was looking for ways to study galaxies, he turned to the equipment he was familiar with as an amateur photographer. dpreview.com »
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