NASA's Hubble Takes the Closest-Ever Look at a Quasar
The Hubble Space Telescope has been operating for over three decades and continues to make ground-breaking discoveries that shape our fundamental understanding of the universe. Hubble is a …
The Horsehead Nebula | HubbleSite
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took a close-up look at this heavenly icon, revealing the cloud's intricate structure. This detailed view of the horse's head is being released to celebrate the orbiting …
Carina Nebula | HubbleSite
Hubble's view of the nebula shows star birth in a new level of detail. The nebula's fantastic landscape is sculpted by the action of outflowing winds and scorching ultraviolet radiation from the monster stars …
The Surface of Pluto | HubbleSite
Hubble imaged nearly the entire surface of Pluto, as it rotated through its 6.4-day period, in late June and early July 1994. These images, which were made in blue light, show that Pluto is an unusually …
V838 Monocerotis | HubbleSite
Hubble has observed the V838 Mon light echo several times since 2002. Light from V838 Mon continues propagating outward. Each new observation of the light echo reveals a new and unique "thin-section" …
M87 | HubbleSite
A Hubble Space Telescope image of the giant galaxy M87 shows a 3,000-light-year-long jet of plasma blasting from the galaxy's 6.5-billion-solar-mass central black hole.
Beta Pictoris | HubbleSite
We're moving! This spring, HubbleSite content will join NASA Science, with site traffic redirected to science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble. More details coming soon. Home Images
1995 Hubble WFPC2 Image of M16 | HubbleSite
Apr 1, 2025 · We're moving! This spring, HubbleSite content will join NASA Science, with site traffic redirected to science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble. More details coming soon. Home Images
Compass and Scale Image of Pluto | HubbleSite
Caption This image, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, shows five moons orbiting the distant, icy dwarf planet Pluto. The newly discovered small moon, designated P5, is the innermost of the …
OPAL Jupiter Observations | HubbleSite
A nine-panel collage showing Hubble images of Jupiter taken under the OPAL (Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy) program from 2015 to 2024, with approximately true color.