The text and images in this article were originally published on August 1, 2002, and reflect information about Gomez's Hamburger available at that time. HUBBLE ASTRONOMERS FEAST ON AN INTERSTELLAR HAMBURGER Hold the pickles; hold the lettuce. Space is serving up giant hamburgers. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a photograph of a strange object... Continue Reading →
The text and images in this article were originally published on August 29, 2013, and reflect information about IRAS 20324+4057 available at that time. NASA's Hubble Sees a Cosmic Caterpillar This light-year-long knot of interstellar gas and dust resembles a caterpillar on its way to a feast. But the meat of the story is not... Continue Reading →
What Is the #DrawToLifeChallenge? The #DrawToLifeChallenge is a fun summer activity series produced by the Office of Public Outreach at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) where we invite everyone to transform our Hubble images. Whether it be in the form of a GIF, an electronically created painting, a scanned crayon creation, or an original... Continue Reading →
Approximately one billion people on Earth watched as the first human set foot on the moon 50 years ago on July 20, 1969. This will long be remembered as a crowning achievement not just of our nation, but a game-changer for human civilization. This was our first step toward becoming an extraterrestrial species that pursues... Continue Reading →
