Hubble's Galaxy-Observing Superpowers

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    Einstein Ring Spotted By Hubble

    Sept. 23rd, 2021
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

    This image, taken with the Hubble Space Telescope, shows a distant galaxy located in the constellation Fornax. It is the largest and one of the most complete Einstein rings ever discovered.This object’s unusual shape is the result of gravitational lensing. Albert Einstein, in his general theory of relativity, first theorised that a large gravitational field could act as a lens. For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble. Additional Acknowledgements and Credits:ESA/Hubble & NASA, S. Jha, L. ShatzGravitational lensing in action video: NASA, ESA & L. CalçadaAlbert Einstein video: Pond 5Music Credits: "’Finder" by Jamal Steven Pilgrim [ASCAP] via Open Note [ASCAP], and Universal Production Music. ||

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    Hubble Views a Galaxy Lacking Dark Matter

    March 28th, 2018
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

    NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took an image of a bizarre, ghostly looking galaxy called NGC 1052-DF2 that astronomers calculate to have little to no dark matter. This is the first galaxy astronomers have discovered to be so lacking in dark matter, which is thought to comprise 85% of our universe's mass.Read the full story at nasa.gov.Download the release images at HubbleSite.org.Find the science paper at nature.com. || Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Music credit: "Reborn" by Maksim Tyutmanov [PRS] and Victoria Beits [PRS]; Atmosphere Music Ltd PRS; Score Addiction; Killer Tracks Production Music ||

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    Galaxies Galore! Hubble's Last 'Frontier Fields' Image Live Shots

    May 1st, 2017
    (updated Aug. 25th, 2023)

    A Lot of Galaxies Need Guarding in this NASA Hubble View!Click for more about this NEW IMAGE.Click for YOUTUBE video. || Galaxies Galore! A lot of Galaxies Need Guarding in Hubble’s Latest ViewNew ‘Frontier Field’ Image Takes us on an Adventure to the Edges of the UniverseThe Hubble Space Telescope is humanity’s window to the cosmos. Just in time for the release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Hubble’s newest and final ‘Frontier Field’ image shows just how vast and crowded our universe is. There are thousands of galaxies in the narrow field of sky Hubble looked at – an area no bigger than looking at the sky through a soda straw. Thanks to Hubble, scientists estimate there are some two trillion galaxies. Now that’s a lot of galaxies in need of guarding!So what exactly is a galaxy and what kind of superpower did Hubble use to capture this new image? Chat with NASA on Friday, May 5, from 6:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. ET to show your viewers this new deep field image, and find out how Hubble uses nature’s own magnifying lens to see some of the faintest galaxies ever seen. Hubble’s Frontier Fields program uses the gravitational power of massive galaxy clusters deep in space to magnify the light of galaxies too faint and distant for Hubble to see directly. The resulting image is like a funhouse mirror, showing galaxies that appear distorted and stretched. This gravitational lensing effect is the best tool for finding and studying one of nature’s biggest secrets, something called dark matter.**To book a window contact**Michelle Handleman/ michelle.z.handleman@nasa.gov/ 301-286-0918HD Satellite Coordinates for G17-K18/LO: Galaxy 17 Ku-band Xp 18 Slot Lower| 91.0 ° W Longitude | DL 12051.0 MHz | Vertical Polarity | QPSK/DVB-S | FEC 3/4 | SR 13.235 Mbps | DR 18.2954 MHz | HD 720p | Format MPEG2 | Chroma Level 4:2:0 | Audio EmbeddedSuggested Questions:1. What is a galaxy and can you show us some that need guarding?2. What superpower did Hubble use to see faint and distant galaxies in this new image?3. Dark matter sounds like something a villain would use. How do missions like Hubble help us learn about one of nature’s biggest secrets?4. Hubble just celebrated its 27th birthday. What’s next for the famous space telescope?5. Where can we see this beautiful image and learn more about Hubble?Live Shot Details:Location: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / Greenbelt, MarylandInterviews with:Jim Jeletic / Hubble Space Telescope Deputy Project ManagerDr. Padi Boyd / NASA ScientistDr. Dan Coe / Astronomer / Space Telescope Science InstituteDr. Susana Deustua / Associate Scientist / Space Telescope Science Institute [Spanish interviews]Video: NASA will roll all insert videos during live interviews. If needed, stations can roll a clean feed of all video at 5:45 a.m. ET on May 5, 2017, at the above listed satellite.Learn more: nasa.gov/hubbleFollow us: @NASAHubble ||

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    Hubble Explores the Final Frontier

    July 21st, 2016
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

    Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Music caption: "To the Top I Climb" by Alvin West, David Travis Edwards, Joshua McDonnell, and Michael Wagner - Killer Tracks BMI and Soundcast Music SESAC || In celebration of Star Trek's new movie and 50th anniversary, the Hubble Space Telescope is sharing its newest Frontier Field image, which uses a clever trick from nature to boldly observe what no telescope has observed before. ||

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