The name is plain: Hoag’s Object. But what a sight! Hot, blue stars in a sparkling ring around the core of a galaxy 60 million light years away in the constellation Serpens. The bright ring is filled with young stars, which are hotter and bluer than the older...
Hubble catches a Butterfly Nebula NEW! Hubble snags a Stingray Nebula NEW! A close up of the interior of the Orion Nebula. (37 k) NEW! The Orion Nebula in all it’s glory. (19 k) The Crab Nebula with spectacular detail. (11 k) Killer tie dye, duuude! Not! More...
Hubble sees a Supernova Cloud NEW! Hubble spots a Tarantula Nebula NEW! Hubble takes a very deep look into Ursa Major NEW! Stars in all phases of their evolution in one image! Slightly above and left of center is an evolved blue supergiant called Sher 25. It is...
Neptune to compare the weather in 1996 with 1998. (25 k) Neptune with wispy white clouds. (8 k) A real close look at Pluto which reveals surface details for the very first time! (55 k) Alex...