@NASAHubble

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A cosmic butterfly 🦋 In this shimmering view captured by @NASAHubble, the complexities of the Twin Jet Nebula are seen in striking detail, with lobes of material stretching outward while jets of gas stream from a central star system.
The shimmering colors visible in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image show off the remarkable complexity of the Twin Jet Nebula. Lobes of material, in teal, orange and blue hues, stretch outward like elongated orbs from a central star system that shines bright white. Streams of gas jet outward from the center. Stars are visible in the background, dotting the black of space in yellow and white. Credit: NASA/ESA/Judy Schmidt

ALT The shimmering colors visible in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image show off the remarkable complexity of the Twin Jet Nebula. Lobes of material, in teal, orange and blue hues, stretch outward like elongated orbs from a central star system that shines bright white. Streams of gas jet outward from the center. Stars are visible in the background, dotting the black of space in yellow and white. Credit: NASA/ESA/Judy Schmidt

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Stellar ingredients 🧑‍🍳 This Hubble view shows a grouping of cosmic dust, made up of a concentration of elements that are responsible for the formation of stars in our galaxy and throughout the universe. Learn more about these "Bok globules": go.nasa.gov/4jBByVj
A dark brown dust structure swathes across the center of a vista of glowing red gas, interspersed with bright stars.

ALT A dark brown dust structure swathes across the center of a vista of glowing red gas, interspersed with bright stars.

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While Swift usually looks far beyond our solar system, it can study objects closer to home, too. In 2010, Swift and @NASAHubble worked together to catch the remnants of an asteroid smash-up just weeks after the collision. go.nasa.gov/483w52d
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Twinkle, twinkle little galaxy… NGC 1827 is a low-mass galaxy that was captured as part of a Hubble observing program that will help scientists test predictions of cosmological models on smaller scales: go.nasa.gov/4i3feRM
An edge-on spiral galaxy. Its rusty-brown dust lanes bisect the galaxy lengthwise. Bright-blue points dot the galaxy and seem to be more dense on its left side. A bright foreground star shines just to the left of the galaxy's center. The background is black and dotted with distant galaxies and a smattering of foreground stars, which are easily identified by their diffraction spikes.

ALT An edge-on spiral galaxy. Its rusty-brown dust lanes bisect the galaxy lengthwise. Bright-blue points dot the galaxy and seem to be more dense on its left side. A bright foreground star shines just to the left of the galaxy's center. The background is black and dotted with distant galaxies and a smattering of foreground stars, which are easily identified by their diffraction spikes.

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Did you catch the @NASARoman launch? 🚀 NASA’s newest space telescope is on the way to its home orbit a million miles away, where it’ll capture wide-field, infrared views of the universe! Roman gets the big picture, while Hubble delivers the details. ⬇️
A deep field view of space is superimposed with an orange outline of Roman's field of view, with six smaller images pulled out to the sides, showing individual galaxies observed by Hubble.

ALT A deep field view of space is superimposed with an orange outline of Roman's field of view, with six smaller images pulled out to the sides, showing individual galaxies observed by Hubble.

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Hubble can follow up on Roman's much wider views in greater detail, and in different types of light. Each telescope picks up complementary info! You can think of Roman as a wide-angle camera viewing a broad landscape, and Hubble as a zoom lens in ultraviolet and visible light: go.nasa.gov/3TTpqV7

Hubble vs. Roman - NASA Science

NASA's Hubble and Roman space telescopes will work together to broaden our perspective of the universe.

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NGC 1385 glows with regions where stars are forming. @ChandraXray data (magenta) highlights stellar nurseries and X-ray binaries, while Hubble's optical (white and gray) and @NASAWebb's infrared (orange and red) observations showcase the galaxy's dusty spiral structures.
A barred spiral galaxy packed with regions where stars are actively forming. Chandra X-ray data (magenta) highlights stellar nurseries and X-ray binaries scattered along dusty spiral structures brought to life by Hubble optical (white and gray) and Webb infrared (orange and red) observations.

ALT A barred spiral galaxy packed with regions where stars are actively forming. Chandra X-ray data (magenta) highlights stellar nurseries and X-ray binaries scattered along dusty spiral structures brought to life by Hubble optical (white and gray) and Webb infrared (orange and red) observations.

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These multiwavelength observations help scientists learn how nearby galaxies with active star formation build up mass over time. go.nasa.gov/4hWlbjt

Galactic Gems Glisten in New Gallery From NASA’s Chandra - NASA Science

Galaxies are like cosmic gems, each with characteristics including size and shape that make them distinct. A new gallery released today from NASA’s Chandra

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Imagine finding the “bones” of dead stars! 🦴 At the end of a massive star’s life, it can leave behind its core as a neutron star … just a trace of what it once was. Like other fossils, these remains can teach us about the star’s past: go.nasa.gov/4s18Qz2 #NationalFossilDay
This image of the Crab Nebula, captured by Hubble’s Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2, shows the six-light-year-wide expanding remnant of a supernova explosion amidst a dark sky speckled with stars and other objects. The Crab is an oval-shaped cloud webbed with the tattered remains of the star, which consist mostly of hydrogen. These wispy strands of material appear yellow-orange towards the center of the nebula, darkening to a blue-green and then orange-brown near the edges. The interior of the remnant glows with blue light from electrons whirling at nearly the speed of light around magnetic field lines from a central neutron star, the crushed core of the original star. The image is watermarked “Credits: NASA, ESA, J. Hester and A. Loll (Arizona State University).”

ALT This image of the Crab Nebula, captured by Hubble’s Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2, shows the six-light-year-wide expanding remnant of a supernova explosion amidst a dark sky speckled with stars and other objects. The Crab is an oval-shaped cloud webbed with the tattered remains of the star, which consist mostly of hydrogen. These wispy strands of material appear yellow-orange towards the center of the nebula, darkening to a blue-green and then orange-brown near the edges. The interior of the remnant glows with blue light from electrons whirling at nearly the speed of light around magnetic field lines from a central neutron star, the crushed core of the original star. The image is watermarked “Credits: NASA, ESA, J. Hester and A. Loll (Arizona State University).”

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A pair of galaxies called NGC 6670 overlap in this Hubble image. They appear edge-on, and though they look very close to each other, the two galaxies' nuclei are actually 50,000 light-years apart! NGC 6670 is ~400 million light-years away: go.nasa.gov/4ygu3GU
A pair of overlapping galaxies at the center of the image appear to form a leaping dolphin shape. More distant galaxies and stars dot the black background of space.

ALT A pair of overlapping galaxies at the center of the image appear to form a leaping dolphin shape. More distant galaxies and stars dot the black background of space.

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While observing the universe, @NASAHubble caught a galaxy cluster smiling for the camera. 😊 The smile lines are arcs caused by an effect known as gravitational lensing, where massive structures warp spacetime with their powerful gravitational forces and act as a cosmic lens.
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The galaxy pair Arp 143 once collided with each other, triggering the bright star formation in the right galaxy. However, it hasn't escaped the gravitational clutches of the galaxy on the left, which causes the "triangle" shape of the blue ring of stars: go.nasa.gov/3TK5vYH
A pair of galaxies undergoes an extreme gravitational transformation. On our left side of the frame is a ghostly galaxy with a pale white core and faint outer ring. On our right is a pale white sphere-shaped galaxy surrounded by a grainy neon blue cloud, flecked with purple dots. The cloud has a funnel-like shape, pointing toward its ghostly neighbor.

ALT A pair of galaxies undergoes an extreme gravitational transformation. On our left side of the frame is a ghostly galaxy with a pale white core and faint outer ring. On our right is a pale white sphere-shaped galaxy surrounded by a grainy neon blue cloud, flecked with purple dots. The cloud has a funnel-like shape, pointing toward its ghostly neighbor.

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In this view, @chandraxray data shows X-ray binary systems (like a black hole, neutron star, or white dwarf pulling material from a companion star – seen as purple dots) along the collision shock wave, laid over Hubble’s visible-light image (blue and white).
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What's in a wavelength? Different "types" of light unveil different data about our universe. Hubble detects visible light, along with some near-infrared wavelengths that "cut through" clouds of gas and dust, as seen in this view of the Pillars of Creation ⬇️
An image of the Pillars of Creation is split in two. The left side shows a towering pillar of gas and dust, mostly brown, jutting out against blue and green gas. The right side shows a couple star-studded, smaller pillars in dark brown and lined in blue, against starry black space. The labels "Visible" and "Infrared" are seen in the top left and bottom right corners, respectively.

ALT An image of the Pillars of Creation is split in two. The left side shows a towering pillar of gas and dust, mostly brown, jutting out against blue and green gas. The right side shows a couple star-studded, smaller pillars in dark brown and lined in blue, against starry black space. The labels "Visible" and "Infrared" are seen in the top left and bottom right corners, respectively.

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And in just a couple months, it'll be time for a whole new era of astronomy as the @NASARoman telescope's first images are revealed! Here's where Roman joins the scene wavelength-wise:
A not-to-scale graphic titled "Wavelength" shows labeled bars that stretch to the spectrums of light Hubble (purple), Roman (blue), and Webb (orange) observe.

ALT A not-to-scale graphic titled "Wavelength" shows labeled bars that stretch to the spectrums of light Hubble (purple), Roman (blue), and Webb (orange) observe.

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Along with the redder part of visible light, Roman captures infrared data, allowing for extraordinary observations that will reveal more about dark matter and dark energy, both mysterious phenomena that make up most of our universe. As we gear up for its first images, we'll share more here on how Roman and Hubble bring different superpowers to astronomy.
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Spiral galaxy NGC 1097 lies about 48 million light-years away. Gas nearing the galaxy’s black hole is heated to millions of degrees, causing the region to glow in X-rays. This combined view uses data from @ChandraXray, Swift, @NASAHubble and a ground-based telescope.
A bright, composite image of spiral galaxy NGC 1097, viewed face on. The galaxy has gleaming cyan-blue and neon-purple arms spiraling around a central black hole, which is awash in glowing yellow X-ray light. At lower right, the ends of the neatly corkscrewing arms are diffused, spread around a neighboring satellite galaxy. The image is watermarked “Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; UV: NASA/Penn State Univ./Swift; Optical: Mark Hanson (used with permission); Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare.”

ALT A bright, composite image of spiral galaxy NGC 1097, viewed face on. The galaxy has gleaming cyan-blue and neon-purple arms spiraling around a central black hole, which is awash in glowing yellow X-ray light. At lower right, the ends of the neatly corkscrewing arms are diffused, spread around a neighboring satellite galaxy. The image is watermarked “Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; UV: NASA/Penn State Univ./Swift; Optical: Mark Hanson (used with permission); Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare.”

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¿Una rosa en el cosmos? 🌹 Este es Arp 273, un par de galaxias en interacción a unos 300 millones de años luz de la Tierra. Las fuerzas gravitacionales han deformado la galaxia más grande hasta darle esta peculiar forma de flor.
En esta imagen se pueden observar dos galaxias en interacción. La galaxia más grande, en la parte superior, tiene una forma espiral curvada, con un centro brillante rodeado por brazos de tonos blancos, azules y marrones. Debajo se observa una galaxia más pequeña y alargada, conectada visualmente con la galaxia superior por un tenue puente de material. Numerosas estrellas y galaxias distantes aparecen dispersas por toda la imagen.

ALT En esta imagen se pueden observar dos galaxias en interacción. La galaxia más grande, en la parte superior, tiene una forma espiral curvada, con un centro brillante rodeado por brazos de tonos blancos, azules y marrones. Debajo se observa una galaxia más pequeña y alargada, conectada visualmente con la galaxia superior por un tenue puente de material. Numerosas estrellas y galaxias distantes aparecen dispersas por toda la imagen.

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About 200,000 light-years away, the star cluster NGC 290 glitters within the Small Magellanic Cloud – a small galaxy orbiting our Milky Way. NGC 290 stretches 65 light-years across. The stars in this cluster are loosely bound to one another by gravity: go.nasa.gov/4zh6r5N
Many stars crowd against black space, more closely concentrated at image center. The stars appear in shades of white, blue, and orange.

ALT Many stars crowd against black space, more closely concentrated at image center. The stars appear in shades of white, blue, and orange.

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