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Hubble reveals rare asteroid collision in Fomalhaut system

As if searching through the cosmos like a detective on an intense investigation looking for an ancient piece of evidence, the Hubble Space Telescope has identified an extraordinary happening happening ...
Astronomers tracking a nearby star system thought they had spotted an exoplanet reflecting light from its star. Then it ...
Hubble captured a breathtaking view of NGC 6000, a spiral galaxy where blue newborn stars shine beside golden, aging ones. The image also reveals traces of ancient supernovae still glowing faintly ...
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured infant planets colliding around Fomalhaut, one of the brightest stars in the night ...
Like a game of cosmic bumper cars, scientists think the early days of our solar system were a time of violent turmoil, with planetesimals, asteroids, and comets smashing together and pelting the Earth ...
NASA says the Hubble telescope's latest observations have witnessed huge boulders "escaping" from the asteroid Dimorphos. The images are from NASA's DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) project.
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope spotted the glowing remains of two space rocks crashing together in a nearby planetary system, a rare cosmic event that looked like a planet at first but was actually the ...
A team of astronomers have used the Hubble space telescope to capture with direct imaging asteroids smashing into each other ...
After 35 years, the Hubble Space Telescope is still churning out hits. In just the last year or so, scientists have used the school bus–sized observatory to confirm the first lone black hole, reveal ...
Scientists at NASA are scratching their heads after an unusual asteroid was spotted by the Hubble telescope in Hawaii. Unlike most asteroids, this one resembles a “rotating lawn sprinkler,” spraying ...
Launched on April 24, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a joint initiative of NASA and the European Space Agency, operating for 35 years. During its operational lifetime, HST has conducted ...
"Every modern astronomy textbook includes contributions from Hubble." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. For 35 years, the Hubble ...