(27 Mar) This Is the First-Ever Image of Neptune’s Auroral Glow
Captured by Webb, it's the first direct evidence of auroras on the most distant planet from the Sun.
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#aurora-borealis #hubble-telescope #neptune #space-&-spaceflight #webb-space-telescope
Awww, every time I see an image from #Hubble now, the first thing I think is, "Aw, bless."
(As opposed to #JWST, at which I often goggle in utter amazement.)
All joking aside, they've both been great advances for humanity and for science.
I'm a big fan of any and all #space news and cool space photos, but still, since the JWST went up, it really has been knocking my socks off!
Hubble image of Arp 107, also known as UGC 5984.
The one-armed spiral and its smaller elliptical companion galaxy are gravitationally interacting with one another, which is likely responsible for the spiral galaxy's unusual shape, as well as the bridge of gas and stars that connects the two galaxies.
Credit: ESA, NASA, J. Dalcanton, Dark Energy Survey, DOE, FNAL, NOIRLab, NSF, AURA, SDSS
Source: https://esahubble.org/images/potw2338a/
Perhaps a little understated compared to other #astrophotography in the #constellation Centaurus, but I liked this one!
This is NGC 4696 as imaged by the #hubble space telescope
You can learn all about the #constellation #Centaurus in our latest #podcast here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/centaurus-cosmic-background/
: https://esahubble.org/images/heic1621a/
#AstroDon #Astronomy #hubble #ESA #NASA #astro #Centaurus #science
APOD from 2025-03-11
NGC 1672: Barred Spiral #Galaxy from #Hubble
Hubble captured barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672, revealing dust lanes, blue star clusters, red hydrogen nebulas, a stellar bar, and an active nucleus with a supermassive black hole. Located 60 million light-years away in Dorado, it's studied for its bar's role in star formation.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250311.html#space #astronomy #telescope
This is Centaurus A aka NGC 5128 -- it didn't win Jordan's Gold Star, but 
Centaurus A is 11 million LY away and contains the closest AGN to Earth
Learn more about the incredible #astronomy of the #constellation #Centaurus here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/centaurus-cosmic-background/
Starburst Galaxy Messier 94
Beautiful island universe Messier 94 lies a mere 15 million light-years distant in the northern constellation of the hunting dogs, Canes Venatici. A popular target for earth-based astronomers, the face-on spiral galaxy is about 30,000 light-years across, with spiral arms sweeping through the outskirts of its broad disk.
APOD from 2025-03-06
Starburst #Galaxy Messier 94
#Hubble's close-up of galaxy M94, 15 million light-years away in Canes Venatici, reveals a bright nucleus and inner dust lanes surrounded by a young star ring. Spanning 7,000 light-years, this view shows M94's rapid starburst activity, characteristic of Seyfert galaxies.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250306.html#space #astronomy #universe #telescope #moon
#Hubble Captures a Jaw-Dropping Spiral #Galaxy Teeming With #Star Formation
https://scitechdaily.com/hubble-captures-a-jaw-dropping-spiral-galaxy-teeming-with-star-formation/
Hubble completes the largest galactic mosaic of all-time
https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/hubble-largest-galactic-mosaic/
This is the “Backward Galaxy” — one of Jordan’s runners up for Gold Star in this week’s episode on the #astronomy of the #constellation #Centaurus
Listen here to find out more about this galaxy & more: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/centaurus-cosmic-background/
APOD from 2025-03-02
The #Hubble Ultra Deep Field in Light and Sound
Explore the Hubble Ultra-Deep Field in a new way: hover over the image to hear sonified distances. Each #galaxy's redshift is represented by a tone—the further away, the lower the pitch. The average galaxy, 10.6 billion light-years away, plays an F#. Can you find the most distant one?
Video at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250302.html#space #astronomy #telescope
The remnant of a star roughly 20 times as massive as the Sun that exploded about 10,000 years ago, the Veil Nebula is situated about 2,400 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus. Hubble images of this photogenic nebula were first taken in 1994 and 1997, and again in 2015.
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-captures-new-view-of-colorful-veil/
#Hubble is back at it!
This is the Veil Nebula located in the #constellation #Cygnus
We covered the #astronomy of Cygnus last season here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/cygnus-cosmic-background/
As well as the #GreekMyth behind the constellation here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/cygnus-myths-and-retconstellations/
:https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-captures-new-view-of-colorful-veil/
A Hubble Treasury Program used 1,000 Hubble orbits to map the 3D structure of Andromeda's 36 dwarf satellite galaxies, helping us understand the history of our neighboring galaxy's galactic ecosystem.
This animation is based on real Hubble data. I find it delightful.
More: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2025/news-2025-009
Hubble image of Arp 321, also known as Hickson 40.
This group of galaxies include three spiral galaxies, an elliptical galaxy, and a lenticular (lens-like) galaxy. The group is so compact it could fit within a region of space that is less than twice the diameter of our Milky Way's disk.
Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, A. Pagan
Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/media/images/2022/012/01FYSACDTCSR43GVXBWTHDFHCT?news=true
Beautiful new cover of the Nature Astronomy Journal
The dark polar ovals of Jupiter
Image: Troy Tsubota, University of California, Berkeley.
Cover design: Bethany Vukomanovic
APOD from 2025-02-21
#Hubble's Andromeda #Galaxy Mosaic
Hubble's largest photomosaic of the Andromeda Galaxy spans nearly six full moons in #Earth's sky. Comprising 600 frames from 2010-2022, it reveals the galaxy's core and spiral arms. At 2.5 million light-years away, M31 is our closest large spiral neighbor, offering insights into galaxy structure and evolution.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250221.html#space #astronomy #telescope #planet
APOD from 2025-02-20
Messier 87
M87, an elliptical #galaxy 50 million light-years away, outshines our Milky Way with trillions of stars. It dominates the Virgo cluster, and its core jets a cosmic blowtorch 5,000 light-years long, powered by a supermassive black hole—captured by the Event Horizon #Telescope.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250220.html#space #astronomy #hubble #planet #earth
Hubble Space Telescope image of Arp 12, also known as NGC 2608.
NGC 2608 is a barred spiral galaxy. Its arms are peppered by blue star clusters and red star forming regions. The arms are anchored together by the prominent horizontal central bar of the galaxy, which is crossed by brown dust lanes.
Credit: ESA, NASA, A. Riess et al.
Source: https://esahubble.org/images/potw2023
