Tag: Hubble
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N159: A Massive Stellar Nursery in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Introduction: A Milky Way Companion’s Brilliant Nursery Among the countless wonders cataloged by the Hubble Space Telescope, N159 stands out as one of the most massive and actively star-forming clouds in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Located about 160,000 light-years away in the Dorado constellation, this colossal star-forming region offers a vivid glimpse into how…
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N159: A Mighty Star-Forming Cloud in the Large Magellanic Cloud — Hubble’s Week in Space
Hubble’s Picture of the Week: Spotlight on N159 In its ongoing series of “Picture of the Week,” the Hubble Space Telescope turns the lens toward some of the most dramatic stellar nurseries in our galactic neighborhood. The latest selection highlights N159, a colossal star-forming cloud in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Located roughly 160,000 light-years…
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N159: Hubble Captures One of the LMC’s Largest Star-Forming Clouds
Introduction: A Glimpse into a Newborn Stellar Landscape The Hubble Space Telescope’s latest image of N159 offers a rare, intimate look at one of the Large Magellanic Cloud’s most massive star-forming clouds. Nestled in the constellation Dorado, this colossal cosmic nursery is about 160,000 light-years from Earth. While the Large Magellanic Cloud sits as a…
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Big Bear’s Night Sky Spotlight: Hubble Captures Mrk 178, a Dwarf Galaxy in Ursa Major
Big Bear Gears Up for a Cosmic New Year with a Hubble Spotlight On December 31, 2025, stargazers in the Big Bear region woke to a celestial spectacle as NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope offered a striking new image: Markarian 178, a dwarf galaxy nestled in the constellation Ursa Major. This image, celebrated as a “Photo…
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What Hubble Reveals About Markarian 178: A Dwarf Galaxy in Ursa Major
Big Bear, Big Stars: Hubble’s Glimpse of Markarian 178 On the final day of 2025, the Hubble Space Telescope added another striking image to its gallery of the universe’s wonders by capturing Markarian 178 (Mrk 178), a compact dwarf galaxy perched in the constellation Ursa Major. This ultraviolet-bright galaxy belongs to a distinctive class of…
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Big Bear Photo of the Day: Hubble Captures Markarian 178
Big Bear Keeps Its Cosmic Spotlight: Photo of the Day for December 31, 2025 On December 31, 2025, the skies above Big Bear glow not just with holiday lights but with a rare intersection of Earthly celebration and cosmic curiosity. The popular “Photo of the Day” feature highlights a striking astronomical image captured by the…
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Hubble Discovers the Largest Planet Nursery Ever Seen
Introduction: A Giant, Untamed Cradle for Planets Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have unveiled what may be the largest and most erratic planet-forming disk observed to date. While most protoplanetary disks around young stars appear orderly—spinning, flattening, and gradually coalescing into planets—this newly imaged disk defies expectations. It is sprawling, irregular, and loud in…
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Hubble Finds the Largest Planet Nursery Ever Seen
Introduction: A New Benchmark in Planet Formation The Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled a planet-forming disk so massive and chaotic that it defies some long-held expectations about how young stars assemble their planetary systems. Traditionally, astronomers have imagined protoplanetary disks as orderly, spinning rings that gradually coalesce into planets. The latest observations, however, show a…
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Space.com’s Week in Space: Which NASA Observatory Just Finished Its First Sky Map?
Intro: A Weekly Space Puzzle You Can’t Miss Every week, Space.com delights readers with a headline-packed look at space discoveries, launches, and curiosities from the far reaches of the cosmos. The site’s popular weekly crossword quiz adds an extra layer of fun, inviting readers to test their knowledge while staying up to date with the…
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Hubble Detects Asteroid Collisions Around Nearby Star: A New Window into Planetary Formation
Overview: A Historic Glimpse into Planetary Building Blocks In a landmark observation, the Hubble Space Telescope captured dramatic collisions among asteroids in a nearby planetary system. The team focused on the bright star Fomalhaut, a system well known to astronomers for its airy debris disk and hints of planetary activity. The new data reveal how…