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Hubble 🔴 Gallery @hubble-telescope.bsky.social · Feb 23
Welcome to the unofficial Hubble Space Telescope gallery, featuring regular posts of #Hubble images and discoveries.

Hubble has revolutionized our understanding of the universe, capturing stunning views of galaxies, nebulae, and other cosmic phenomena.

Image credit: NASA/Dimazel
Illustration of the Hubble Space Telescope orbiting Earth. The telescope, with its cylindrical metallic body and large solar panels extending outward, floats above Earth's atmosphere. The Sun shines brightly in the background, casting light on the telescope’s reflective surface, while the curvature of Earth is visible below, showing a mix of blue oceans, white clouds, and a glowing horizon. Artwork credited to NASA/Dimazel.
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ESA/Hubble (@esa.int) images (Oct 18, 1993)

Hubble's image reveals the 'string of pearls' comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9, which is set to collide with Jupiter in July 1994.

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Hubble Space Telescope image of comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9, resembling a string of pearls. Credit: Dr. H. A. Weaver and Mr. T. E. Smith, STScI NASA/ESA
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Flickr (Sep 24, 2019)

This illustration depicts a Jupiter-mass planet orbiting the young star Epsilon Eridani, surrounded by a dust disk extending 20 billion miles.

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Illustration of a Jupiter-mass planet orbiting the star Epsilon Eridani, with a dust disk depicted in the background. Credit: NASA; ESA; G. Bacon (STScI)
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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ESA/Hubble (@esa.int) images (Oct 16, 2017)

Hubble's observations reveal the first optical counterpart of a gravitational wave event, showcasing a kilonova resulting from the merger of two neutron stars in NGC 4993.

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Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4993 showing the kilonova from the neutron star collision detected on August 17, 2017. Credit: NASA and ESA. Acknowledgment: A.J. Levan (U. Warwick), N.R. Tanvir (U. Leicester), and A. Fruchter and O. Fox (STScI)
November 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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ESA/Hubble (@esa.int) images (May 20, 2008)

This graphic illustrates the cosmic web, a structure of dark matter filaments that connects galaxies, as probed by the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Graphic depicting the cosmic web structure of the Universe, highlighting dark matter filaments between galaxies. Credit: NASA, ESA, and E. Hallman (University of Colorado, Boulder)
November 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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ESA/Hubble (@esa.int) images (Apr 24, 2008)

Arp 81, consisting of NGC 6621 and NGC 6622, is a pair of interacting galaxies located in Draco, about 300 million light-years away, with ongoing star formation.

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Arp 81, an interacting pair of galaxies NGC 6621 and NGC 6622, showcasing star formation and a tail from NGC 6621. Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration and W. Keel (University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa)
November 27, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Flickr (Jul 21, 2016)

Abell S1063, located in Grus, showcases gravitational lensing, enabling the observation of galaxies as they were 4 billion years ago.

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Image of galaxy cluster Abell S1063, showcasing gravitational lensing effects. Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Lotz (STScI)
November 27, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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ESA/Hubble (@esa.int) images (Oct 14, 1998)

Hubble's views of Neptune showcase its extreme weather, with winds at 900 mph and massive storms, highlighting the planet's mysterious atmospheric dynamics.

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Hubble Space Telescope images of Neptune showing opposite hemispheres and dynamic weather features. Credit: Lawrence A. Sromovsky (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and NASA/ESA
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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European Southern Observatory (@eso.org) images (Jan 15, 2024)

The Vela supernova remnant showcases a ghostly bird-like figure created by the intricate filaments of gas from a star that exploded 11,000 years ago.

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A small patch of the Vela supernova remnant resembling a ghostly bird with filamentary clouds and a bright star. Credit: ESO/VPHAS+ team. Acknowledgement: CASU
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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ESA/Hubble (@esa.int) images (Jun 14, 2021)

NGC 3254, a spiral Seyfert galaxy, hides an active core that releases as much energy as the entire galaxy, showcasing the power of active galactic nuclei.

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Image of the spiral galaxy NGC 3254, showcasing its active core. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Riess et al.
November 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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ESA/Hubble (@esa.int) images (Jan 13, 2011)

The Whirlpool Galaxy reveals its beauty in two contrasting views: a colorful spiral in visible light and a skeletal dust structure in near-infrared, highlighting the complexity of its formation.

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Two images of the Whirlpool Galaxy, one in visible light showing spiral arms and star clusters, and another in near-infrared revealing its dust structure. Credit for the NICMOS Image: NASA, ESA, M. Regan and B. Whitmore (STScI) and R. Chandar (University of Toledo, USA)
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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ESA/Hubble (@esa.int) images (Aug 24, 1999)

The Southern Crab Nebula features an hourglass-like structure, likely the result of a tumultuous interaction between two aging stars obscured by the nebula's light.

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Insufficient descriptive information provided Credit: Romano Corradi, Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain; Mario Livio, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Md.; Ulisse Munari, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova-Asiago, Italy; HugoSchwarz, Nordic Optical Telescope, Canarias, Spain; and NASA/ESA
November 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Flickr (May 12, 2018)

Caldwell 81, or NGC 6352, is a globular star cluster about 20,000 light-years from Earth, discovered in 1826 and best viewed in the Southern Hemisphere during winter.

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Caldwell 81, or NGC 6352, a globular star cluster located in the constellation Ara. Credit: NASA, ESA, A. Sarajedini (Florida Atlantic University), A. Kong (National Tsing Hua University), and G. Piotto (Università degli Studi di Padova); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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ESA/Hubble (@esa.int) images (Mar 7, 2011)

The Westbrook Nebula, a protoplanetary nebula, displays a dying star's toxic legacy with jets and clouds from its final stages of evolution.

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Composite image of the Westbrook Nebula showing jets and clouds from a dying star's late activity. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA
November 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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ESA/Hubble (@esa.int) images (Oct 16, 2014)

This image captures one of three magnified views of a distant galaxy, whose light has taken 13 billion years to reach us, enhanced by the lensing effect of the galaxy cluster Abell 2744.

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Magnified image of a distant galaxy, enhanced by the lensing effect of the galaxy cluster Abell 2744. Credit: NASA, ESA Acknowledgement: A. Zitrin (California Institute of Technology, USA)
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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ESA/Hubble (@esa.int) images (Dec 4, 2023)

The densely packed globular cluster NGC 2210 in the Large Magellanic Cloud is approximately 11.6 billion years old, making it the youngest in its sample.

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A dense cluster of stars with a bright center and reddish edges, set against a black background. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Sarajedini, F. Niederhofer
November 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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ESA/Hubble (@esa.int) images (Mar 30, 2022)

Earendel, a star from the early universe, is revealed by gravitational lensing in the Sunrise Arc Galaxy, showcasing the power of the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Earendel, a distant star, highlighted in the Sunrise Arc Galaxy, demonstrating gravitational lensing effects. Credit: NASA, ESA, B. Welch (JHU), D. Coe (STScI), A. Pagan (STScI)  
November 26, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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ESA/Hubble (@esa.int) images (Jan 5, 2015)

This comparison of the Pillars of Creation taken by Hubble 20 years apart highlights the changes in the Eagle Nebula's structure.

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Comparison of two images of the Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula taken by Hubble in 1995 and 2015. Credit: WFC3: NASA, ESA/Hubble and the Hubble Heritage Team
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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ESA/Hubble (@esa.int) images (Mar 17, 2014)

At over 150 million light-years in the constellation Libra, NGC 5793 is a Seyfert galaxy known for its luminous center and beautiful dust lane, offering insights into supermassive black holes.

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Hubble image of NGC 5793, a Seyfert spiral galaxy with a bright center and dust lane, located over 150 million light-years away. Credit: NASA, ESA, and E. Perlman (Florida Institute of Technology) Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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ESA/Hubble (@esa.int) images (Mar 9, 2000)

A ground-based view reveals the Large Magellanic Cloud, where the glowing gaseous debris of dying, sun-like stars appears as small, shapeless dots of light.

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Insufficient descriptive information provided Credit: D. Malin, Anglo-Australian Observatory/Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, Scotland
November 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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ESA/Hubble (@esa.int) images (Sep 28, 2006)

A dark vortex in Uranus's atmosphere, measured at 1,100 by 1,900 miles, is observed by Hubble, suggesting increased atmospheric activity as the planet approaches its equinox.

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Hubble's image of a dark vortex in the atmosphere of Uranus, showing a feature measuring 1,100 by 1,900 miles. Credit: NASA, ESA, L. Sromovsky and P. Fry (University of Wisconsin), H. Hammel (Space Science Institute), and K. Rages (SETI Institute)
November 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Flickr (Feb 4, 2021)

Hubble observations reveal VY Canis Majoris undergoes significant dimming due to massive ejections of material, mirroring Betelgeuse's behavior but in a more extreme fashion.

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Insufficient descriptive information provided Credit: NASA; ESA; Roberta Humphreys, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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ESA/Hubble (@esa.int) images (Aug 5, 2008)

This composite image of M87 reveals bright jets from its massive black hole, visible in radio, X-ray, and optical wavelengths, highlighting its status as the largest galaxy in the Virgo cluster.

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Composite image of the giant elliptical galaxy M87 showing jets from its central black hole in radio, X-ray, and optical wavelengths. Credit: Photo Credit: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)Science Credit: Radio: NRAO/AUI/NSF/W. Cotton; X-ray: NASA/CXC/CfA/W. Forman et al.; Optical: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), and R. Gendler
November 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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ESA/Hubble (@esa.int) images (Aug 17, 2023)

This sequence of Hubble images shows Neptune's cloud cover fluctuations over three decades, tied to the solar cycle's peaks and valleys.

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Sequence of Hubble Space Telescope images showing Neptune's cloud cover changes from 1994 to 2020, highlighting the planet's blue color and white cirrus-like clouds. Credit: NASA, ESA, E. Chavez (UC Berkeley), I. de Pater (UC Berkeley)
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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ESA/Hubble (@esa.int) images (Sep 25, 2012)

This image highlights the area around the Hubble eXtreme Deep Field in Fornax, with the full Moon included for comparison.

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Insufficient descriptive information provided Credit: NASA, ESA, Z. Levay (STScI), T. Rector, I. Dell'Antonio/NOAO/AURA/NSF, G. Illingworth, D. Magee, and P. Oesch (University of California, Santa Cruz), R. Bouwens (Leiden University) and the HUDF09 Team
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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ESA/Hubble (@esa.int) images (Jun 18, 2020)

NGC 7027, known as the 'Jewel Bug' nebula, reveals intricate jets and gas bubbles from its central star, highlighting its dynamic nature.

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Image of NGC 7027, the 'Jewel Bug' nebula, showing complex jets and gas bubbles. Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Kastner (RIT)
November 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM