9/4/2003STScI-2003-2462.Celestial Composition
Amid a backdrop of far-off galaxies, the majestic dusty spiral NGC 3370 looms in the foreground in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. Recent observations taken with the Advanced... (More)
5/1/2003STScI-2003-1464.Freewheeling Galaxies Collide in a Blaze of Star Birth
A dusty spiral galaxy appears to be rotating on edge, like a pinwheel, as it slides through the larger, bright galaxy NGC 1275, in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope... (More)
1/9/2003STScI-2003-0366.Hubble Probes the Heart of a Nearby Quasar
The Hubble Space Telescope's new Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) has provided the clearest view yet in visible light of the nearby quasar, 3C 273 [image at right]. (More)
1/8/2003STScI-2003-0467.Giant Radio Jet Coming from Wrong Kind of Galaxy
These are composite images of the galaxy 0313-192, the first spiral galaxy known to be producing a giant radio-emitting jet. The image at left represents... (More)
12/19/2002STScI-2002-1669.A Tiny Galaxy is Born
New detailed images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope show a "late-blooming" galaxy, a small, distorted system of gas and stars that still appears to be in the process of development... (More)
12/12/2002STScI-2002-2270.Hubble Watches Galaxies Engage in Dance of Destruction
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is witnessing a grouping of galaxies engaging in a slow dance of destruction that will last for billions of years. The galaxies... (More)