哈勃太空望远镜发现了一个奇怪的螺旋
The universe is simply so vast that it can be difficult to maintain a sense of scale. Many galaxies we see through telescopes…
NASA探测到迄今为止最明亮的X射线爆发
这幅插图描述了I型X射线爆发。这种类型的X射线爆发首先吹散氢层，氢层膨胀并最终消散。之后，不断增强的辐射积聚到一定点后会吹散氦层，氦层会超过膨胀的氢层。爆发过程中发射出的一些X射线从吸积盘上散射开来。然后火球迅速冷却，氦又重新回到脉冲星表面。 版权：…
哈勃太空望远镜在天空中发现美杜莎星系并吞者
The galaxy pictured in this Hubble image has an especially evocative name: the Medusa merger. Often referred to by its somewh…
哈勃太空望远镜更近距离地观察了“未死”的邻居
Many of the best-loved galaxies in the cosmos are remarkably large, close, massive, bright, or beautiful, often with an unusu…
哈勃望远镜拍摄到恒星生命的最后阶段
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows NGC 5307, a planetary nebula that lies about 10,000 light-years fro…
哈勃太空望远镜拍摄到了动态垂死的恒星
This atmospheric image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows a dark, gloomy scene in the constellation of Gemi…
哈勃太空望远镜拍摄的恒星气体发光的照片
Although it looks more like an entity seen through a microscope than a telescope, this rounded object, named NGC 2022, is cer…
哈勃太空望远镜拍摄到了两个正在相互作用的星系
The pair of strange, luminescent creatures at play in this image are actually galaxies — realms of millions upon millions of …
哈勃太空望远镜拍下了一个由粒子组成的星系大杂烩
Every now and then, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope glimpses a common object — say, a spiral galaxy — in an interesting o…