ESA/Hubble

Hubble celebrates 35 years

heic2505 — Photo Release

Hubble celebrates 35th year in orbit

In celebration of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s 35 years in Earth orbit, an assortment of compelling images have been released today that were recently taken by Hubble. This stretches from the planet Mars to dramatic images of stellar birth and death, to a magnificent neighbouring galaxy. After over three decades of perusing the restless universe, Hubble remains a household word as the most well-recognized telescope in scientific history.

heic2507 — Photo Release

Hubble spies a cosmic pillar in the Eagle Nebula

In anticipation of the upcoming 35th anniversary of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, ESA/Hubble is continuing the celebrations with a new view of the Eagle Nebula. This vast stellar nursery displays a towering spire of cosmic gas and dust that incorporates new data processing techniques developed since an image of this region was last released two decades ago.

Sombrero Galaxy

heic2506 — Photo Release

Hubble provides a new view of a galactic favourite

In anticipation of the upcoming 35th anniversary of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, ESA/Hubble is continuing the celebrations with a new image of the Sombrero Galaxy, also known as Messier 104. An eye-catching target for Hubble and a favourite of amateur astronomers, the enigmatic Sombrero Galaxy has features of both spiral and elliptical galaxies. This image incorporates new processing techniques that highlight the unique structure of this galaxy.

Magnetar (artist’s impression)

heic2504 — Science Release

Hubble investigates a magnetar’s birthplace

Magnetars are ultra-dense stellar remnants with extremely strong magnetic fields. Researchers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the magnetar SGR 0501+4516 was not born in a neighbouring supernova as previously thought. The birthplace of this object is now unknown, and SGR 0501+4516 is the likeliest candidate in our galaxy for a magnetar that was not born in a supernova. This discovery was made possible by Hubble’s sensitive instruments as well as precise benchmarks from ESA’s Gaia spacecraft.

Uranus aurorae (October 2022)

heic2503 — Science Release

Hubble helps determine Uranus' rotation rate with unprecedented precision

An international team of astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have made new measurements of Uranus' interior rotation rate with a novel technique, achieving a level of accuracy 1000 times greater than previous estimates. By analysing more than a decade of Hubble observations of Uranus' aurorae, researchers have refined the planet’s rotation period and established a crucial new reference point for future planetary research.

What's New

Hubble’s 35th anniversary public celebrations in Europe

29 Jan. 2025 — ann2502

A Tarantula’s outskirts

Announcement of the ESA/Hubble 35th anniversary calendar

27 Jan. 2025 — ann2501

Cover page of the ESA/Hubble 35th anniversary calendar

Announcement of the 2025 ESA Hubble and Webb Calendar

12 Dec. 2024 — ann2403

Cover page of the 2025 ESA/Hubble and ESA/Webb calendar

Celebrate Hubble’s 35th anniversary with ESA/Hubble!

18 Oct. 2024 — ann2402

Hidden in a dark cloud

Call for ESA/Hubble & ESA/Webb Science Writer

1 Aug. 2024 — ann2401

ESA/Hubble & ESA/Webb Science Writer

Announcement of the 2024 ESA Hubble and Webb Calendar

15 Dec. 2023 — ann2302

Cover page of the 2024 ESA/Hubble and ESA/Webb calendar

Announcement of Opportunity for ESA-appointed representatives to join the NASA-GOMAP START team for the Habitable Worlds Observatory

24 Oct. 2023 — ann2301

Exomoon orbiting its planet (artist’s impression)

Announcement of the 2023 ESA Hubble and Webb Calendar

19 Dec. 2022 — ann2202

Cover Page of the 2023 ESA/Hubble and ESA/Webb Calendar

The new European Hubble Space Telescope (eHST) Science Archive

2 Dec. 2022 — ann2201

eHST User Interface

Release of the 2022 ESA/Hubble Calendar

16 Dec. 2021 — ann2110

Cover Page of the 2022 ESA/Hubble Calendar

Announcement of the ESA/Hubble and ESA Sky Collaboration

20 Oct. 2021 — ann2109

Announcement of the ESA/Hubble and ESA Sky Collaboration

Announcement of the ESA/Hubble Word Bank

28 July 2021 — ann2108

The ESA/Hubble Word Bank

New ESA/Hubble Online Assets: A Social Celebration of Hubble

14 May 2021 — ann2107

New ESA/Hubble Online Assets

Announcement of the ESA/Hubble Chrome Browser Application

14 April 2021 — ann2106

Announcement of the ESA/Hubble Chrome Browser Plugin Application

Announcement of the ESA/Hubble GIPHY Account

7 April 2021 — ann2105

Announcement of the ESA/Hubble GIPHY Account

Release of FITS Liberator 4

18 March 2021 — ann2104

Screenshot of the NOIRLab/IPAC/ESA/STScI/CfA FITS Liberator version 4

Interact with ESA/Hubble's Images with New App

3 March 2021 — ann2103

Exploring the Interactive ESA/Hubble image app

Announcement of the new Space Sparks Video Series

17 Feb. 2021 — ann2102

ESA/Hubble Space Sparks Video Series

Release of the 2021 ESA/Hubble Calendar

1 Jan. 2021 — ann2101

Hubble Space Telescope Calendar 2021 cover

Hubblecast 133: Spectroscopy with Hubble

16 Dec. 2020 — ann2010

Screenshot of Hubblecast 133

Picture of the Week

A glittering cluster shines again

21 April 2025 — potw2516

A glittering cluster shines again

The squid and the whale

14 April 2025 — potw2515

The squid and the whale

Swan song for stars and cameras

7 April 2025 — potw2514

Swan song for stars and cameras

A galaxy that gives great feedback

31 March 2025 — potw2513

A galaxy that gives great feedback

A chance alignment in Lupus

24 March 2025 — potw2512

A chance alignment in Lupus

Colourful clouds of a nearby neighbour

17 March 2025 — potw2511

Colourful clouds of a nearby neighbour

A spiral and a star

10 March 2025 — potw2510

A spiral and a star

A spiral of the water snake

3 March 2025 — potw2509

A spiral of the water snake

Lifting the veil

24 February 2025 — potw2508

Lifting the veil

A spiral hiding an impostor

17 February 2025 — potw2507

A spiral hiding an impostor

Space sparks

23 April 2024 — heic2408a

Space Sparks Episode 19 — Hubble celebrates its 34th anniversary

Top 100 Images

Hubble's View of Jupiter and Europa in August 2020

Hubble's View of Jupiter and Europa in August 2020

Tapestry of Blazing Starbirth

Tapestry of Blazing Starbirth

Westerlund 2 — Hubble’s 25th anniversary image

Westerlund 2 — Hubble’s 25th anniversary image

New view of the Pillars of Creation — visible

New view of the Pillars of Creation — visible

Rings of Relativity

Rings of Relativity

Galaxy NGC 2525

Galaxy NGC 2525

Extreme star cluster bursts into life in new Hubble image

Extreme star cluster bursts into life in new Hubble image

The Bubble Nebula

The Bubble Nebula

Antennae Galaxies reloaded

Antennae Galaxies reloaded

New infrared view of the Horsehead Nebula — Hubble’s 23rd anniversary image

New infrared view of the Horsehead Nebula — Hubble’s 23rd anniversary image

Magnetic monster NGC 1275

Magnetic monster NGC 1275

Hubble sees galaxies galore

Hubble sees galaxies galore

The Stellar Forge

The Stellar Forge

Hubble mosaic of the majestic Sombrero Galaxy

Hubble mosaic of the majestic Sombrero Galaxy

Latest Saturn Portrait

Latest Saturn Portrait

New stars shed light on the past

New stars shed light on the past

Most detailed image of the Crab Nebula

Most detailed image of the Crab Nebula

Hubble's 28th birthday picture: The Lagoon Nebula

Hubble's 28th birthday picture: The Lagoon Nebula

Spirals and supernovae

Spirals and supernovae

Butterfly emerges from stellar demise in planetary nebula NGC 6302

Butterfly emerges from stellar demise in planetary nebula NGC 6302

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