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Great Observatories: Hubble Space Telescope

The Hubble Space Telescope is part of NASA's fleet of "Great Observatories," which also includes the James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory. Since its 1990 launch, Hubble has changed our fundamental understanding of the universe.

This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the center of the Lagoon Nebula, an object with a deceptively tranquil...
Bright nebula with dark clouds of gas extending from center
Bursts of pink and red, dark lanes of mottled cosmic dust, and a bright scattering of stars — this NASA/ESA...
Bursts of pink and red, dark lanes of mottled cosmic dust, and a bright scattering of stars
A team of astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope found an unambiguous link between the presence of supermassive black holes...
Artist’s illustration of galaxy with jets from a supermassive black hole.
This little-known galaxy, officially named J04542829-6625280, but most often referred to as LEDA 89996, is a classic example of a...
A classic spiral galaxy
This galaxy, known as NGC 6503, has found itself in a lonely position, at the edge of a strangely empty...
Hubble image of a lonely galaxy "lost in space"
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image captures the galaxy Messier 84 — also known as NGC 4374 — an object...
A line of dust obscures a glowing object
NGC 6240 lies 400 million light-years away in the constellation of Ophiuchus (The Serpent Holder).
A bright pink star in the center radiates white light and darker dust on a field of stars
The brilliant tapestry of young stars flaring to life resemble a glittering fireworks display in the 25th anniversary NASA Hubble...
Westerlund 2 Hubble image
NGC 7814 is also known as the “Little Sombrero.” It and its apparently-larger namesake, the Sombrero, are stunning edge-on galaxies.
Bright galaxy cut by a dark stripe
In the center of this image, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is the galaxy cluster SDSS J1038+4849 —...
Image, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is the galaxy cluster SDSS J1038+4849
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 3021 which lies about 100 million light-years away in...
A swirl of dust and light on a field of stars
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows an edge-on view of the spiral galaxy NGC 5023.
an elliptical formation of stars on a black background
With its helical appearance resembling a snail’s shell, this reflection nebula seems to spiral out from a luminous central star...
a star with a spiral of dust bordering it
The bright streak of glowing gas and stars in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is a type of galaxy...
A bright streak of stars on a starry black background
The galaxy pictured here is NGC 4424, located in the constellation of Virgo.
A cluster of stars and dust lines
Hubble's photo of NGC 7714 presents an striking view of the galaxy's smoke-ring-like structure.
Hubble's photo of NGC 7714 presents an striking view of the galaxy's smoke-ring-like structure.
Most galaxies fall into one of two categories, spiral (like our Milky Way) or elliptical -- but NGC 6861 is...
Hubble view of lenticular galaxy NGC 6861
The largest NASA Hubble Space Telescope image ever assembled, this sweeping bird’s-eye view of a portion of the Andromeda galaxy...
This sweeping bird's-eye view of a portion of the Andromeda galaxy (M31) is the sharpest image ever taken of the galaxy.
This little spiral, known as NGC 4102, has a different kind of appeal, with its tightly-wound spiral arms and understated,...
small, tight spiral galaxy with lots of detail
The galaxy cutting dramatically across the frame of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is a slightly warped dwarf galaxy...
diagonal smudge of stars with a blurry round galaxy in the distance
This neat little galaxy is known as NGC 4526. Its dark lanes of dust and bright diffuse glow make the...
Bright lenticular galaxy in deep space
This is a snapshot of NGC 986, a barred spiral galaxy discovered in 1828 by James Dunlop, 56 million light-years...
galaxy with golden center and barred swirling arms
This beautiful image is an artist's concept of a giant galaxy is actually under construction as seen from a hypothetical...
Artist's concept
Nearby spiral galaxy NGC 1433, at about 32 million light-years from Earth, is a type of very active galaxy known...
oblong spiral arms streak outward from a central glowing bluish heart
Surrounded by bright stars a small young stellar object in the constellation of Perseus is in the early stages of...
Hubble Space Telescope image showing a small young stellar object in the early stages of its life, surrounded by a bright disk o
This new Hubble image shows NGC 1566, a beautiful galaxy located 40 million light-years away in the constellation of Dorado.
A bright spiral galaxy with two pronounced arms of bright pink stars
Taking center stage in this Hubble image is a galaxy known as NGC 3081, set against an assortment of glittering...
Hubble image of NGC 3081
NGC 2441, located in Camelopardalis, shares this Hubble image with an intriguing supernova named SN1995E.
spiral galaxy with brightest spot at center and arms extending out into deep space
"Beautiful Nebula discovered between the Balance [Libra] & the Serpent [Serpens] ..." begins the description of the 5th entry in...
"Beautiful Nebula discovered between the Balance [Libra] & the Serpent [Serpens] ..." begins the description of the 5th entry in
The young galaxy SDSS090122.37+181432.3, also known as S0901, is seen here as the bright arc to the left of the...
Young galaxy SDSS090122.37+181432.3, also known as S0901
This colorful Hubble mosaic of a small portion of the Monkey Head Nebula unveils a collection of carved knots of...
This colorful Hubble Space Telescope mosaic of a small portion of the Monkey Head Nebula unveils a collection of carved knots of
This stunning new Hubble image shows a small part of the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of the closest galaxies to...
dazzling blue stars amid swaths of magenta
This new Hubble image is centered on NGC 5793, a spiral galaxy over 150 million light-years away in the constellation...
This new Hubble image is centered on NGC 5793, a spiral galaxy over 150 million light-years away in the constellation of Libra.
The subject of this new Hubble image, spiral galaxy NGC 6984, played host to one of these explosions back in...
The subject of this new Hubble image, spiral galaxy NGC 6984, played host to one of these explosions back in 2012, known as SN 2
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has snapped the best ever image of the Antennae Galaxies.
violent swirl of distorted galaxies with blue lanes of stars, pink star-formation areas and darker filaments of dust
How far away is spiral galaxy NGC 4921? Although presently estimated to be about 310 million light years distant, a...
Visible in the image are, from the center, a bright nucleus, a bright central bar, a prominent ring of dark dust, blue clusters
This image shows a composite view of the Crab nebula, an iconic supernova remnant in our Milky Way galaxy, as...
Crab Nebula, as seen by Herschel and Hubble
This long-exposure image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope of massive galaxy cluster Abell 2744 is the deepest ever made of...
Massive galaxy cluster Abell 2744
Located some 25 million light-years away, this new Hubble image shows spiral galaxy ESO 373-8. Together with at least seven...
Located some 25 million light-years away, this new Hubble image shows spiral galaxy ESO 373-8. Together with at least seven of i
Stars like the Sun can become remarkably photogenic at the end of their life. A good example is NGC 2392,...
Composite image of planetary nebula NGC 2392 -- the "Eskimo Nebula"