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NASA's time-lapse of the Comet ISON shows it journeying towards the Sun, before it broke apart in 2013
Trendingdesk •ISON had a tail that was 20 times wider than the full Moon and its head was so bright that it could have been seen in the “pre-dawn eye with the unaided eye”.
NASA's Hubble telescope captures an exploding star 70-million light-years from Earth
Trendingdesk •The supernova was observed by Hubble astronomers to “precisely measure the expansion rate of the universe”.
Puzzling dimming of Betelgeuse's brightness could be due to supernova, study suggests
•The mystery has enthralled skywatchers since the star began to lose brightness, and fast, in October 2019.
Hubble telescope finds crucial clues about planet formation by studying star cluster Westerlund 2
Trendingdesk •Stars that reside in the centre of a cluster would have lesser chances of forming planets while the chances of planet formation are higher in the outer layers.
NASA allows you see what the Hubble Telescope might've seen in the universe on your birth date
Trendingdesk •People will be able to see inner regions of faraway galaxies, close ups of planets, nebulas, the nuclei of comets and more with this feature.
NASA renames its next-generation space telescope — WFIRST — after ‘Mother of Hubble’ Nancy Grace Roman
Trendingdesk •She is credited for the Hubble Space Telescope and convinced NASA and the US Congress launching the world's most powerful space telescope was a priority
Cosmic Reef: NASA releases an image of a blazing starbirth to mark Hubble's 30th birthday
Trendingdesk •Hubble has been placed in space to observe the most distant stars and galaxies, as well as planets in our solar system.
NASA's longest living observatory — Hubble space telescope celebrates its 30th birthday
Trendingdesk •Hubble is the first major optical telescope to be placed in space and has an unobstructed view of the universe.
Hubble peers deep into the universe, finds 'missing link' evidence of mid-sized black hole
•Black holes are extreme environments and are a testing ground for the laws of physics and our understanding of how the Universe works.
Hubble captures what may be the largest spiral galaxy in our local universe
Tech2 News Staff •The UGC 2995 galaxy is as large as you can make a disk galaxy without hitting anything else in space.