New photos from Hubble show what scientists call "spokes" across Saturn's rings. First seen by NASA's Voyager in the 1980s, these spokes appear seasonally and scientists still can't fully explain them. [Read More]
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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 »
2022-10-07 20:33
Fans of astrophotography are currently feasting thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, but Hubble isn't ready to be forgotten yet. Its latest capture is a gorgeous glittering star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-08-22 19:10
While the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has dominated headlines, the Hubble Space Telescope shouldn't be forgotten. The legendary observatory recently captured this gorgeous photo that showcases the colors of the Orion Nebula. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-08-12 20:00
While the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the focus of most space-related headlines lately, Hubble is still hard at work and recently captured this stunning star cluster photo. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-08-01 19:00
In a new photo captured by Hubble, what appears to be a calm spiral galaxy belies the supermassive black hole at its nucleus. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-04-01 22:11
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 »
2021-09-27 21:15
Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy recently traveled to the top of the Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii so he could capture a rare image of Saturn being occulted by the Moon. [Read More]
Photographer Francisco Sojuel was climbing a volcano when he spotted the moon “dressed up” like Saturn. A thin cloud passing across the front of the Moon made it look like it had rings. The 25-year-old Guatemala City-based photographer was at a basecamp on the Guatemalan volcano Acatenango back on December 24th, 2019, two days before […]
Did you know that you can capture clearer photos of planets by using a red filter? Photographer Andrew McCarthy captured this view of Saturn from his backyard in Sacramento by doing just that. “By putting a red filter over a camera, you can reduce the effects of Rayleigh scattering on an image, giving you crystal […]
On April 26th, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft made its first-ever “Grand Finale” dive through the gap between Saturn and the planet’s rings. As it shot around the gas giant, Cassini snapped a lengthy series of closest-ever photos showing the features of the atmosphere.