12/13/2005STScI-2005-361.Astronomers Use Hubble to 'Weigh' Dog Star's Companion
For astronomers, it's always been a source of frustration that the nearest white-dwarf star is buried in the glow of the brightest star in the nighttime sky. (More)
12/1/2005STScI-2005-372.A Giant Hubble Mosaic of the Crab Nebula
The Crab Nebula is a six-light-year-wide expanding remnant of a star's supernova explosion. Japanese and Chinese astronomers recorded this violent... (More)
7/28/2005STScI-2005-215.Hubble Pinpoints Doomed Star that Explodes as Supernova
Amidst the glitter of billions of stars in the majestic spiral galaxy called the Whirlpool (M51), a massive star abruptly ends its life in a brilliant flash of light. (More)
6/22/2005STScI-2005-106.Elusive Planet Reshapes a Ring Around Neighboring Star
The top view, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is the most detailed visible-light image ever taken of a narrow, dusty ring around the nearby star Fomalhaut... (More)
2/3/2005STScI-2005-027.Light Continues to Echo Three Years After Stellar Outburst
The Hubble Space Telescope's latest image of the star V838 Monocerotis (V838 Mon) reveals dramatic changes in the illumination of surrounding dusty cloud structures. (More)