12/17/1996STScI-1996-37481.Hubble Census Tracks a Stellar "Baby Boom"
Analyzing the pictures of some of the most distant galaxies in the universe, astronomers are uncovering intriguing new evidence that the Big Bang was followed by a stellar... (More)
11/26/1996STScI-1996-36483.Hubble Spies Supersonic "Comet-Clouds" in Heart of Galaxy
Analysis of dramatic Hubble telescope images reveals immense comet-shaped knots of gas in the heart of the Cartwheel Galaxy. The galaxy's unusual wagon-wheel... (More)
11/19/1996STScI-1996-35484.Hubble Surveys the "Homes" of Quasars
Dramatic Hubble telescope pictures reveal that quasars live in a remarkable assortment of galaxies, many of which are violently colliding. This complicated picture suggests... (More)
11/1/1996STScI-1996-34485.Springtime Dust Storm Swirls at Martian North Pole
Two Hubble telescope images of Mars, taken about a month apart, reveal a state-sized dust storm churning near the edge of the northern polar cap. (More)
10/17/1996STScI-1996-32487.Hubble Follows Rapid Changes in Jupiter's Aurora
The Hubble telescope's sharp view of the rapid, spectacular dance of luminescent gases high in Jupiter's atmosphere ? better known as aurora ? is allowing astronomers... (More)
10/11/1996STScI-1996-31488.Bright Star Birth Region in a Dim Galaxy
Clusters of stars and a fishhook-shaped cloud of luminescent gases glow brilliantly in NGC 2363, a giant star-forming region in the Magellanic galaxy NGC 2366. ... (More)
10/4/1996STScI-1996-30489.Rare Hubble Portrait of Io and Jupiter
This image shows Jupiter's volcanic moon Io passing above the turbulent clouds of the giant planet. The conspicuous black spot on Jupiter is Io's shadow. (More)
