Another spectacular photo was taken by Hubble Space Telescope! (Photo : ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Cohen) This star-studded image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the heart of the globular cluster NGC 6638 in the constellation Sagittarius.
It is now unclear how and why white dwarf stars produce supernovas after astronomers discovered one that miraculously survived its own thermonuclear explosion.
A massive comet will make its closest approach to Earth this year. (Photo : NASA, ESA, and D. Jewitt (UCLA))This Hubble Space Telescope image shows a fuzzy cloud of dust, called a coma, surrounding the comet C/2017 K2 PANSTARRS (K2), the farthest active comet ever observed entering the solar system.
A massive comet will make its closest approach to Earth this year. (Photo : NASA, ESA, and D. Jewitt (UCLA))This Hubble Space Telescope image shows a fuzzy cloud of dust, called a coma, surrounding the comet C/2017 K2 PANSTARRS (K2), the farthest active comet ever observed entering the solar system.
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope was used by a celestial workhorse and its dedicated group of astronomers to peek into an astronomical enigma in search of clues.