2002 (continued)

• 3/21/2002 STScI-2002-08 281. Test Your Skills as a 'Galaxy Hunter' Journey to the deepest regions of space and wrestle with the cosmic giants called galaxies. In "Galaxy Hunter," students can go online... (More)
• 3/6/2002 STScI-2002-05 282. A Bow Shock Near a Young Star The Hubble Space Telescope continues to reveal various stunning and intricate treasures that reside within the nearby, intense star-forming... (More)
• 2/15/2002 STScI-2002-06 283. New Instrument Package to Expand Space Telescope's Vision NASA's Servicing Mission 3B for the Hubble Space Telescope will give the orbiting observatory a new camera that will significantly increase Hubble's abilities... (More)
• 2/7/2002 STScI-2002-03 284. Hubble Reveals "Backwards" Spiral Galaxy Astronomers have found a spiral galaxy that may be spinning to the beat of a different cosmic drummer. To the surprise of astronomers, the galaxy, called NGC 4622, appears to be rotating... (More)
• 1/8/2002 STScI-2002-02 285. Stellar 'Fireworks Finale' Came First in the Young Universe The deepest views of the cosmos from the Hubble Space Telescope yield clues that the very first stars may have burst into the universe as brilliantly and spectacularly... (More)
• 1/3/2002 STScI-2002-01 286. Thackeray's Globules in IC 2944 Strangely glowing dark clouds float serenely in this remarkable and beautiful image taken with the Hubble Space Telescope. These dense, opaque dust clouds — known as "globules" —... (More)

2001

• 12/19/2001 STScI-2001-34 287. Hubble Sends Season's Greetings from the Cosmos to Earth Looking like a colorful holiday card, this image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals a vibrant green and red... (More)
• 12/6/2001 STScI-2001-39 288. A Giant Star Factory in Neighboring Galaxy NGC 6822 Resembling curling flames from a campfire, this magnificent nebula in a neighboring galaxy is giving astronomers new insight... (More)
• 11/27/2001 STScI-2001-38 289. Hubble Makes First Direct Measurements of Atmosphere on World Around another Star Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have made the first direct detection of the atmosphere of a planet orbiting a star outside... (More)
• 11/1/2001 STScI-2001-37 290. Hubble Reveals Ultraviolet Galactic Ring The appearance of a galaxy can depend strongly on the color of the light with which it is viewed. This Hubble Heritage image of NGC 6782 illustrates a pronounced example of this effect. (More)