12/21/2011STScI-2011-423.Distant Galaxy Bursts with Stars
One of the most distant galaxies known, called GN-108036, dates back to 750 million years after the Big Bang that created our universe. The galaxy's light took 12.9 billion... (More)
9/15/2011STScI-2011-276.Even Low-Mass Galaxies Can Harbor Supermassive Black Holes
Using the slitless grism on Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3 to probe the distant universe, astronomers have found supermassive black holes growing... (More)
4/12/2011STScI-2011-127.NASA Telescopes Help Discover Surprisingly Young Galaxy
Astronomers have uncovered one of the youngest galaxies in the distant universe, with stars that formed 13.5 billion years ago, a mere 200 million years after the Big Bang. (More)
1/5/2010STScI-2010-0111.Galaxy History Revealed in This Colorful Hubble View
More than 12 billion years of cosmic history are shown in this unprecedented, panoramic, full-color view of thousands of galaxies in various stages of assembly. (More)
7/29/2008STScI-2008-2914.Barred Spiral Galaxies Are Latecomers to the Universe
In a landmark study of more than 2,000 spiral galaxies from the largest galaxy census conducted by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers found that so-called... (More)
4/29/2008STScI-2008-1515.Compact Galaxies in Early Universe Pack a Big Punch
Imagine receiving an announcement touting the birth of a baby 20 inches long and weighing 180 pounds. After reading this puzzling message, you would immediately... (More)