Star factory 🌟

This #HubbleClassic image shows the top of a pillar of gas and dust in the Carina Nebula.

Located about 7,500 light-years away, this pillar is home to newborn stars that are nestled within it. Discover more: https://go.nasa.gov/45oEMkv
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The glowing, ghostly galaxy in this #HubbleFriday image is called NGC 6684.

Located 44 million light-years from Earth, it resides in the constellation Pavo! Find out more: https://go.nasa.gov/3OqgnUO
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Webb’s vision has revealed more details about Earendel. Now we know it's more than twice as hot and about a million times more luminous than our Sun!

Based on colors observed with Webb, astronomers think Earendel may have a companion star, too: https://go.nasa.gov/3Ovd9iJ
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Hubble broke records by observing the farthest star ever detected, Earendel!

Thanks to a lucky cosmic alignment, the gravity of a galaxy cluster between us & Earendel magnified the star’s light: https://go.nasa.gov/47pbT9w

Now, we know more about it with @NASAWebb on the job! ⬇️
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What will you discover about our universe on #BookLoversDay? 📚

Explore our free e-book library to uncover stories about Hubble and its history, plus learn more about the planets in our solar system, galaxies beyond our own, and more: https://go.nasa.gov/3YuY6dN
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Cosmic collision!

Seen in this #HubbleClassic view, the galaxy IC 883 is likely the result of two gas-rich galaxies merging.

This collision likely triggered a burst of star formation, as seen by the bright star clusters in the central region: https://go.nasa.gov/4452W2m
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It's #HubbleFriday time!

This week's new image shows the globular cluster NGC 6652. Globular clusters are roughly spherical groups of stars held together by their mutual gravitational attraction.

NGC 6652 is about 30 million light-years away: https://go.nasa.gov/3Oi5MLD
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The galaxy LEDA 62867 is safe... for now.

LEDA 62867 is the smaller, leftmost galaxy seen in this #HubbleClassic image. It's almost certainly going to eventually be swallowed by the larger galaxy seen on the right, NGC 6786, and its powerful gravity: https://go.nasa.gov/3QBJDuH
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Hubble’s Pillars of Creation continue to inspire on #WorldEmbroideryDay! 🪡 🧵

Fiber artist Melissa Cole has always been taken by the beauty and vastness of the universe. It’s what motivated their piece after Hubble’s iconic capturing of this star-forming region.
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The light we can see with our eyes is only a small part of our universe's story.

With Hubble, astronomers can observe space across many wavelengths of light, veering into the ultraviolet and near-infrared spectrums.

Find out more: https://go.nasa.gov/3KglHc8

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Kick off the weekend with a relaxing view of the tranquil galaxy UGC 12295.

Shining in this new #HubbleFriday image, UGC 12295 is 192 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces.

Discover more about this image: https://go.nasa.gov/3rN4nFd
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Hiccups happen to everyone... even planets.

Hubble observed an exoplanet orbiting so close to its parent star that it experiences a consistent, torrential blast of energy, which evaporates its hydrogen atmosphere – causing it to puff off the planet: https://go.nasa.gov/3OzYIvm

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Hubble Sees Evaporating Planet Getting the Hiccups

A young planet whirling around a petulant red dwarf star is changing in unpredictable ways orbit-by-orbit.

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Taken #OTD in 2006, this Hubble shot shows a rare eclipse on Uranus!

The shadow of one of the planets' icy moons, Ariel, is seen on the surface. Ariel is the tiny white dot near the center of the planet.

Find out more about this astronomical alignment: https://go.nasa.gov/43DulbD
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About 2,000 galaxies make up the Virgo cluster. This #HubbleClassic focuses on one of its members, NGC 4660!

At 54 million light-years away, this galaxy is home to 205 globular clusters, which are spherical groups of stars bound together by gravity: https://go.nasa.gov/476ZwPe
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Rock on! Or...off?

After last year's #DARTMission, when @nasa intentionally crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid, Hubble has been observing the aftermath.

This Hubble image shows a few dozen boulders knocked off the asteroid by the collision: https://go.nasa.gov/44TUlQK
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X marks the spot!

For #AsteroidDay, check out this Hubble image, which shows the aftermath of a suspected collision between two asteroids. This led to the bizarre X-shaped object seen here, at the head of a comet-like trail of material.

Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/44qvx2J
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Just checking in! 👀

Hubble sometimes checks in on our galactic neighbors, like the one featured in this #HubbleFriday view.

Known as ESO 174-1, this galaxy contains a bright cloud of stars, and a faint, meandering tendril of dark gas and dust: https://go.nasa.gov/46oEnjv
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Say cheese! 📸

Hubble uses two primary camera systems to image the cosmos, sending home views that have changed the way we think about our universe.

Happy #NationalCameraDay! Find out more about the observatory's cameras here: https://go.nasa.gov/3CQagUz
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Still kicking!

Elliptical galaxies, like NGC 4150 in this #HubbleClassic image, tend to contain older stars.

But Hubble observations of NGC 4150 helped show that elliptical galaxies can have new star birth, fueled by “cannabalizing” smaller galaxies: https://go.nasa.gov/46tYZH8
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Twice as starstruck 🤩

These Hubble and @NASAWebb views show the Orion Nebula, the closest major star-forming region to Earth at about 1,350 light-years away.

This region of the nebula is known as the Orion Bar, sculpted by the intense radiation from nearby hot, young stars.
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Take a listen to M104! 👂

A trio of telescopes observed this galaxy. From top to bottom, these views are from the Spitzer Space Telescope (infrared), Hubble (visible), and @chandraxray (X-ray).

Find out more! ⬇️
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This sonification was created by scientists to provide an auditory way of experiencing these images. While this isn’t the sound “of” space, sonifications represent data in the image to highlight certain scientific aspects through sound.

https://go.nasa.gov/43XGjxL
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Bound together ✨

Globular clusters, like the one seen in this #HubbleFriday image, are collections of tens of thousands of stars bound by their mutual gravitational attraction.

This cluster is NGC 6544, which is about 8,000 light-years away: https://go.nasa.gov/3XkhXeZ
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Hubble Glimpses a Glistening Cluster

The teeming stars of the globular cluster NGC 6544 glisten in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.

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For #WorldMusicDay, take a listen to R Aquarii!

Using data from Hubble and @ChandraXRay, this sonification represents information in this cosmic view as sound, giving us a new way to experience the image.

Listen to more sonifications here: https://go.nasa.gov/447AFbW
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📍 NGC 5584

About 72 million light-years away, the brilliant, blue glow of young stars traces the spiral arms of the galaxy in this #HubbleClassic image.

Thin, dark dust lanes appear to be flowing from the yellowish core, where older stars reside: https://go.nasa.gov/3CDjaEs
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Gone fishin’? 🎣

We’re wishing a relaxing #FathersDay to all the dads and father figures out there! Enjoy this Hubble view of the Lagoon Nebula, 4,000 light-years away.

Find out more: https://go.nasa.gov/3CwsVEq
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Have a happy #HubbleFriday!

This image shows the galaxy NGC 7292, which resides about 44 million light-years away.

NGC 7292 is irregular, meaning that it lacks the distinct spiral arms or elliptical shape that some galaxies have: https://go.nasa.gov/42EDDna
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Roses, jellyfish, horses…

Hubble’s view of our universe includes cosmic images that remind us of the plants and animals right here on Earth!

Happy #NaturePhotographyDay!
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The galaxy next door!

This #HubbleClassic view shows a star field in the outer disk of the Andromeda Galaxy, which is the nearest major galaxy to our Milky Way.

Explore more: https://go.nasa.gov/45WRs3i
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Happy launch-iversary to the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope!

Hubble and Fermi have teamed up to study some of the universe’s most powerful events, like the “BOAT” – Brightest of All Time – gamma-ray burst (infrared afterglow circled in image): https://go.nasa.gov/45XFfem
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Hubble's spectacular image of Eta Carinae was released #OTD in 1996!

Explore this fascinating star's history with @nasa astronomer Dr. Keith Noll.

Find out more: https://go.nasa.gov/3Ck6cLV
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A "jellyfish" galaxy swims through this #HubbleFriday image!

Known as J0206, its "tentacles" are long tendrils of star formation that trail behind the galaxy's disk.

Read more: https://go.nasa.gov/3oWoe3M
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Happy #BestFriendsDay to @NASAWebb! 💕

We’re in a golden age of astronomy now that Hubble & Webb are working together to explore our universe.

Using telescope teamwork, we get more information, more light, and more beautiful images – like these combined Hubble & Webb views!
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Meet galaxy cluster MACS 1206.

In this #HubbleClassic view, some galaxies appear warped. This is caused by gravitational lensing, which occurs when the gravity of a massive object (like a cluster of galaxies) distorts light coming from behind it: https://go.nasa.gov/43O8qyV
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One galaxy + three observatories = lots of information (and beauty!) from NGC 1672!

Visible-light data from Hubble, along with X-ray data from @ChandraXRay and infrared observations from @NASAWebb, combine in this amazing view 60 million light-years away: https://go.nasa.gov/3MOWR3p
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