10/31/2000STScI-2000-33361.Astronomers Ponder Lack of Planets in Globular Cluster
Astronomers using the Hubble telescope made the first broad search for planets far beyond our local stellar neighborhood. They trained Hubble's... (More)
10/5/2000STScI-2000-30362.Hubble Peeks into a Stellar Nursery in a Nearby Galaxy
The Hubble telescope has peered deep into a neighboring galaxy to reveal details of the formation of new stars. Hubble's target was a newborn star cluster... (More)
9/7/2000STScI-2000-28365.IC 418: The "Spirograph" Nebula
Glowing like a multi-faceted jewel, the planetary nebula IC 418 lies about 2,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Lepus. In this picture, the Hubble telescope reveals some remarkable... (More)
8/31/2000STScI-2000-24366.He 2-90's Appearance Deceives Astronomers
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have stumbled upon a mysterious object that is grudgingly yielding clues to its identity. A quick glance at the Hubble picture... (More)
8/24/2000STScI-2000-19367.Hubble Spies Brown Dwarfs in Nearby Stellar Nursery
Probing deep within a neighborhood stellar nursery, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope uncovered a swarm of newborn brown dwarfs. The orbiting observatory's near-infrared... (More)
8/24/2000STScI-2000-29368.Hubble Takes Census of Elusive Brown Dwarf Stars
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have carried out the most complete inventory to date of brown dwarfs, one of the universe's most elusive... (More)
8/7/2000STScI-2000-27369.Hubble Discovers Missing Pieces of Comet Linear
To the surprise and delight of astronomers, the Hubble telescope discovered a small armada of "mini-comets" left behind from what some scientists had prematurely thought... (More)
8/3/2000STScI-2000-25370.A Dying Star in Globular Cluster M15
The globular cluster M15 is shown in this color image obtained with the Hubble telescope. Lying some 40,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus... (More)