Hubble Telescope Sees Heart of Giant Galaxy Cluster (Photo)

Hubble Telescope Sees Heart of Giant Galaxy Cluster (Photo)

At the heart of this Hubble Space Telescope image lies a giant cluster of galaxies. (Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, H. Ebeling) A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope looks into the lair of Cosmic Leviathan, a gigantic cluster of galaxies nine billion light-years away in the Draco galaxy. Like the sea monster in … Read more

The James Webb Telescope sees a new asteroid belt – another star in the Solar System

The James Webb Telescope sees a new asteroid belt - another star in the Solar System

Stars can be seen with the naked eye, but planets orbiting other stars are incredibly difficult to see, even with the most powerful telescopes ever made. It wasn’t until 1992 that astronomers imaged an exoplanet, meaning a planet in another solar system; Before that, some astronomers thought that our solar system might be unique and … Read more