update0912
|
Hubble celebrates International Year of Astronomy with new view of Milky Way
10-Nov-2009: A never-before-seen view of the turbulent heart of our Milky Way galaxy provided by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and its companion Great Observatories (the Spitzer Space Telescope and the Chand... [more]
|
update0911
|
ESA/ESO/NASA Photoshop FITS Liberator v. 2.3 released
30-Oct-2009: The release of version 2 of the popular ESA/ESO/NASA Photoshop FITS Liberator image processing software has meant that it is even easier and faster to create colour images using raw observations from ... [more]
|
update0910
|
Hubblecast 31: Sky merger yields sparkling dividends
13-Oct-2009: A bright and bizarre galaxy called NGC 2623 is the focus of this Hubblecast. The single galaxy is the product of the merger of two distinct galaxies. The union has spawned new star formation and acti... [more]
|
update0909
|
Hubblecast 30: Rebirth of an icon
09-Sep-2009: After more than three months of calibration and testing, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is reopening its rejuvenated eyes to begin probing the Universe once again. Dr. J reveals the stunning new ... [more]
|
update0908
|
Hubblecast 29: Mission Accomplished: Healing Hubble
22-Jun-2009: The fifth and final mission to the iconic Hubble Space Telescope was a long time coming. After a delay in the fall of 2008, spring brought new hope and, on 11 May, the seven Space Shuttle crew members... [more]
|
update0907
|
Atlantis is on its way to Hubble
11-May-2009: In a bright, loud and visibly perfect launch, space shuttle Atlantis lifted off from Kennedy Space Center at 2:01 p.m. EDT (20:01 CEST). The seven astronauts of STS-125 are headed for their rendezvous... [more]
|
update0906
|
New Hubble image pays tribute to WFPC2
11-May-2009: The Hubble community bids farewell to the soon-to-be decommissioned Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) onboard the Hubble Space Telescope. In tribute to Hubble's longest running optical camera, a p... [more]
|
update0905
|
Hubblecast 27: What has Hubble taught us about the planets?
09-Apr-2009: For nineteen years, NASA/ESAs Hubble Space Telescope has made some of the most dramatic discoveries in the history of astronomy but it has also helped scientists learn more about our own Solar System... [more]
|
update0904
|
Hubble celebrates the International Year of Astronomy 2009 with the galaxy triplet Arp 274
03-Apr-2009: In celebration of the International Year of Astronomy 2009, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope photographed the winning target in the Space Telescope Science Institute's "You Decide" competition. The... [more]
|
update0903
|
Hubble and ESO's VLT provide unique 3D views of remote galaxies
10-Mar-2009: NASA/ESA's Hubble Space Telescope partnered with ESO's VLT to obtain exceptional 3D views of distant galaxies by probing the motions of gas in tiny objects, seen when the Universe was half its current... [more]
|
update0902
|
"Eyes on the Skies" and "Hidden Universe" are Wiley-VCH bestsellers
04-Mar-2009: "Eyes on the Skies" and "Hidden Universe", two books produced in a unique collaboration between the International Astronomical Union (IAU), the European Southern Observatory, the European Space Agency... [more]
|
update0901
|
Hubble snaps images of a nebula within a cluster
16-Jan-2009: The unique planetary nebula NGC 2818 is nested inside the open star cluster NGC 2818A. Both the cluster and the nebula reside over 10 000 light-years away, in the southern constellation Pyxis (the Com... [more]
|
update0826
|
Hubblecast 25 Special: Whats Next?
15-Dec-2008: In this new Hubblecast Special episode, Dr. J guides us through the seventh chapter of Eyes on the Skies, the International Astronomical Union's movie celebrating the telescope's 400th anniversary in ... [more]
|
update0825
|
Hubblecast 24 Special: Beyond Earth
11-Dec-2008: In this new Hubblecast Special episode, Dr. J guides us through the sixth chapter of Eyes on the Skies, the International Astronomical Union's movie celebrating the telescope's 400th anniversary in 20... [more]
|
update0824
|
New launch date for Servicing Mission
05-Dec-2008: NASA officials announced Thursday that Shuttle mission STS-125 to repair the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is now scheduled for launch on 12 May 2009. The delay to the mission, from the original lau... [more]
|
update0823
|
Hubblecast 23 Special: Seeing the invisible
25-Nov-2008: In this new Hubblecast Special episode, Dr. J guides us through the fifth chapter of Eyes on the Skies, the International Astronomical Union's movie celebrating the telescope's 400th anniversary in 20... [more]
|
update0822
|
Hubblecast 21 Special: From silver to silicon
03-Nov-2008: In this new Hubblecast Special episode , Dr. J guides us through the fourth chapter of Eyes on the Skies, the International Astronomical Union's movie celebrating the telescope's 400th anniversary in ... [more]
|
update0821
|
Latest plans for Hubble Servicing Mission 4
31-Oct-2008: NASA officials announced 30 October 2008 that the planned Hubble Servicing Mission 4, originally scheduled for late September, will at the earliest take place in May 2009. The decison comes after engi... [more]
|
update0820
|
Hubble resumes science operations
27-Oct-2008: Science operations with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope resumed over the weekend, four weeks after a problem with the science data formatter took the spacecraft into safe mode. Reactivation of the... [more]
|
update0819
|
Green light for Hubble operations
24-Oct-2008: Following a week of thorough investigations as a result of two anomalies observed last week, NASA, on 23 October 2008, approved the resumption of activities to bring the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescop... [more]
|
update0818
|
Hubble status report
22-Oct-2008: Engineers at NASA continue to investigate the two anomalies which occurred during the reactivation of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope last week. Currently the focus is on assessing the ongoing ris... [more]
|
update0817
|
System anomalies take Hubble off line
18-Oct-2008: The process of restoring the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to operational status was temporarily put on hold due to a couple of anomalies observed on the spacecraft during reconfiguration. The first... [more]
|
update0816
|
Hubble instruments back online
17-Oct-2008: Engineers at ground control spent yesterday, 16 October, activating in a planned sequence the instruments onboard the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The three primary instruments, the Advanced Camer... [more]
|
update0815
|
Bringing Hubble out of safe mode
16-Oct-2008: The process of restoring the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to full science operations is proceeding smoothly according to ground control teams. By about 15:30 CEST on 15 October, the control command... [more]
|
update0814
|
Restoring Hubble to health
15-Oct-2008: At a teleconference on 14 October 2008, NASA officials revealed the timeline for restoring the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to operational status following its entry into safe mode three weeks ago.... [more]
|
update0813
|
Hubble enters safe mode
01-Oct-2008: At approximately 02:00 (CEST) on Sunday September 28, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope automatically entered safe mode when errors were detected in the Control Unit/Science Data Formatter-Side A. T... [more]
|
update0812
|
Hubblecast 20 Special: Technology to the rescue
25-Sep-2008: In this new Hubblecast Special episode, Dr. J guides us through the third chapter of Eyes on the Skies, the International Astronomical Union's official movie celebrating the telescope's 400th anniver... [more]
|
update0811
|
Mystery object spied with Hubble
16-Sep-2008: Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have observed a mystery object in the constellation of Böotes. Despite detailed analysis of the light emitted by the object, astronomers are puzz... [more]
|
update0810
|
Hubblecast19 Special: Bigger is better
03-Sep-2008: In this new Hubblecast Special episode , Dr. J guides us through the second chapter of Eyes on the Skies, the International Astronomical Union's official movie celebrating the telescope's 400th annive... [more]
|
update0809
|
Hubblecast17 Special: New views of the skies
25-Jul-2008: In this new Hubblecast episode , Dr. J guides us through the first chapter of Eyes on the Skies, the International Astronomical Union's official movie celebrating the telescope on its 400th anniversar... [more]
|
update0808
|
Hubble sees stars and a stripe in celestial fireworks
01-Jul-2008: A delicate ribbon of gas floats eerily in our galaxy. A contrail from an alien spaceship A jet from a black hole? Actually this image, taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is a very thin sect... [more]
|
update0807
|
Proceedings of Communicating Astronomy with the Public 2007
26-May-2008: The conference Communicating Astronomy with the Public 2007 was held in Athens, Greece, from 8 to 11 October 2007. It aimed to bring together the producers of astronomical information (research scient... [more]
|
update0806
|
The Communicating Astronomy with the Public Journal #3 is out!
26-May-2008: In this edition the contributions cover the full spectrum of astronomy communication from forefront technology to the fine art of communicating controversy. Three of the topics discussed in this issue... [more]
|
update0805
|
ESA/ESO/NASA Photoshop FITS Liberator v. 2.2 released
25-Mar-2008: Today, an updated version of the popular software has been released with, among other features, native support for Intel-based Macs. Another key update is a much improved support for embedding of des... [more]
|
update0804
|
Hubblecast HD awarded "Top 25 new 2007 vodcasts" status by iTunes
07-Mar-2008: Less than one year after its launch, the Hubblecast HD video podcast (vodcast) series has become a tremendous success. It has just been awarded a position among the best new 25 video podcasts in 2007 ... [more]
|
update0803
|
ESA/Hubble and NBI Cast
25-Feb-2008: ESA/Hubble has started a collaboration with the University of Copenhagen's Niels Bohr Institute on the NBI Cast. The first collaboration has resulted in the episode "Our Cosmic Roots" about the most d... [more]
|
update0802
|
The Communicating Astronomy with the Public Journal #2 is out!
21-Feb-2008: In this issue we marvel at the breathtaking images taken by astrophotographers from The "World at Night project", get insider tips from authors of two popular astronomy vodcasts, learn how to navigate... [more]
|
update0801
|
Hubblecast 13: Gargantuan galaxy NGC 1132 - A "cosmic fossil"
06-Feb-2008: The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new image of the galaxy NGC 1132 which is, most likely, a cosmic fossil – the aftermath of an enormous multi-galactic pile-up, where the carnage of c... [more]
|
update0716
|
"Death Star" : Galaxy black hole fires at neighbouring galaxy
17-Dec-2007: A powerful jet from a supermassive black hole is blasting a nearby galaxy, according to new data from NASA/ESA observatories. This never-before witnessed galactic violence may have a profound effect o... [more]
|
update0715
|
Hubble finds young white dwarfs on the fast track
04-Dec-2007: These images show young and old white dwarf stars – the burned-out relics of normal stars – in the ancient globular star cluster NGC 6397. The image at left, taken by a ground-based telescope, shows t... [more]
|
update0714
|
Hubble astronomer turns hundreds of young eyes to the night skies
27-Nov-2007: Hubble astronomer Guido de Marchi showed the wonders of the Universe to hundreds of children at the inaugural International Space camp "Deepspace 2007" held near the Tidbinbilla Deep Space Tracking St... [more]
|
update0713
|
Hubblecast 10 out: A behind the scenes look at the making of the Hubble images
08-Nov-2007: Do you ever look at the beautiful images from Hubble and wonder how they were made? What exactly happens after the faint light from distant objects is detected by Hubble? How are these cosmic photons ... [more]
|
update0712
|
New Journal for astronomy communicators goes live!
26-Oct-2007: A new peer-reviewed journal released today by the IAU will provide astronomy communicators with important tools and innovative resources to communicate more effectively the workings of the Universe to... [more]
|
update0711
|
Hubble Spies Shells of Sparkling Stars Around Quasar
25-Oct-2007: These sharp images taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveal at least five shells of stars surrounding a brilliant quasar at the heart of a giant elliptical galaxy. The image at left shows... [more]
|
update0710
|
Hubble Captures Stars Going Out in Style
11-Sep-2007: The colourful, intricate shapes in these NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope images reveal how the glowing gas ejected by dying Sun-like stars evolves dramatically over time. These gaseous clouds, called ... [more]
|
update0709
|
Going, Going, Gone: Hubble Captures Uranus's Rings on Edge
23-Aug-2007: The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures a rare view of the entire ring system of the planet Uranus, tilted edge-on to Earth. The rings were photographed with Hubble's Wide Field Planetary Camera ... [more]
|
update0708
|
Hubblecast in Full HD!
25-Jun-2007: The successful video podcast (vodcast) with cool news from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the Hubblecast, is now produced in Full High-Definition (Full HD) format. High-Definition is rapidly evo... [more]
|
update0707
|
Launch date set for fifth Hubble Servicing Mission
07-Jun-2007: The launch date for the fifth and final Servicing Mission to the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has been officially set by NASA managers to 10 September 2008. During the 11-day flight, originally ter... [more]
|
update0706
|
Internship in Graphics Design
11-Apr-2007: ESA/Hubble VACANCY: Graphics design intern Duty Station: ESA/Hubble European Southern Observatory Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 2 D-85748 Garching, Germany Duration: 3-6 months Start: as soon as possible Jo... [more]
|
update0705
|
Welcome to Hubblecast!!!
07-Mar-2007: Now you can follow the latest and coolest news and images from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope anytime, anywhere, for free! Just subscribe to the Hubblecast (see the links below). Hubblecast is a ... [more]
|
update0704
|
Hubble pans across heavens to harvest 50,000 evolving galaxies
06-Mar-2007: Several hundred images taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have been woven together into a rich tapestry of at least 50,000 galaxies. The Hubble view is yielding new clues about the Univers... [more]
|
update0703
|
"Hubble – 15 Years of Discovery" gets the "Wiley-VCH Bestseller 2006" prize
20-Feb-2007: The German version of the "Hubble – 15 Years of Discover" book called "Hubble – 15 Jahre auf Entdeckungsreise" was just announced as the 3 rd best selling German-language book from the large internati... [more]
|
update0702
|
Hubble's main camera stops working
30-Jan-2007: On Saturday, Hubble's main camera, the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), stopped working. Until a solution, at least in part, can be found, Hubble will be returned to work with the remaining instrume... [more]
|
update0701
|
Hands-On Guide for Science Communicators released
17-Jan-2007: A new book on practical science communication has just been published by Springer, New York. Presented by an experienced science communicator, this work shows how to create the perfect marriage betwee... [more]
|
update0608
|
Internship in Science Journalism
21-Nov-2006: ESA/Hubble VACANCY: Science journalism intern Duty Station: ESA/Hubble European Southern Observatory Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 2 D-85748 Garching, Germany Duration: 3-6 months Start: as soon as possible... [more]
|
update0607
|
ESA/ESO/NASA Photoshop FITS Liberator v. 2.1 released
20-Nov-2006: Today, an updated version of the popular ESA/ESO/NASA Photoshop FITS Liberator image processing software has been released. Version 2.1 has been enhanced with several key improvements that will offer ... [more]
|
update0606
|
The Hubble Space Telescope at the Ireland National Science Week
15-Nov-2006: ESA/Hubble has joined the Northern Ireland Space Office (NISO) in a partnership that will bring physics and astronomy closer to Northern Ireland, and in particular, to the children of the community. B... [more]
|
update0605
|
Metadata standard for astronomical images released
25-Oct-2006: Today a new metadata standard for astronomical images has been released. This standard is part of the Astronomy Visualization Metadata (AVM) standard that will facilitate access to "print-ready" astro... [more]
|
update0604
|
Open House Day at the Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility
10-Oct-2006: On Sunday, 15th October 2006 from 10:00-17:00 there is a unique chance to meet the European team behind the Hubble Space Telescope – both scientists and people working in outreach and education. This ... [more]
|
update0603
|
Internship in Graphics Design
28-Sep-2006: ESA/Hubble VACANCY: Graphics design intern Duty Station: ESA/Hubble European Southern Observatory Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 2 D-85748 Garching, Germany Duration: 3-6 months Start: as soon as possible Jo... [more]
|
update0602
|
Tracing the evolution of the first galaxies in the Universe
14-Sep-2006: A systematic search for the first bright galaxies to form in the early Universe has revealed a dramatic jump in the number of such galaxies around 13 billion years ago. These observations of the earli... [more]
|
update0601
|
Fulldome archive released
14-Sep-2006: ESA/Hubble has released the first comprehensive free digital archive with fulldome movies in the world. The movies are being used by planetaria worldwide in their planetarium shows. The format is 3600... [more]
|
