For decades, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has orbited high above Earth, capturing awe-inspiring images that have revolutionized our understanding of space. And now, these mesmerizing snapshots are more accessible than ever.
By making these images available on Unsplash, NASA is inviting people from all walks of life to embark on a journey of exploration and discovery. Whether you're using them for educational purposes, artistic inspiration, or simply to marvel at the beauty of the cosmos, these images have the power to inspire, educate, and ignite a sense of wonder.
We've gathered 10 jaw-dropping images, check them out! (And then make sure to head to their profile on Unsplash to see hundreds of more images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope)
The eerie glow of a dead star, which exploded long ago as a supernova, reveals itself in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of the Crab Nebula. But don't be fooled. The ghoulish-looking object still has a pulse. Buried at its center is the star's tell-tale heart, which beats with rhythmic precision. Credits: NASA and ESA; Acknowledgment: M. Weisskopf (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)Butterfly Emerges from Stellar Demise in Planetary Nebula NGC 6302 Caption This celestial object looks like a delicate butterfly. But it is far from serene. Credits NASA, ESA, and the Hubble SM4 ERO TeamHanging Out With Hubble (2009) Caption Astronaut John Grunsfeld performs work on the Hubble Space Telescope as the first of five spacewalks on May 14, 2009, kicked off a week of work on the orbiting observatory. Grunsfeld, a spacewalk veteran with a long relationship with the telescope, participated in three spacewalks during Servicing Mission 4. Credits NASAHubble Captures View of 'Mystic Mountain' Caption This craggy fantasy mountaintop enshrouded by wispy clouds looks like a bizarre landscape from Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" or a Dr. Seuss book, depending on your imagination. Image NASA, ESA, Mario Livio (STScI), Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScI)Hubble-Spitzer Color Mosaic of the Galactic Center Caption This composite color infrared image of the center of our Milky Way galaxy reveals a new population of massive stars and new details in complex structures in the hot ionized gas swirling around the central 300 light-years. Credits Hubble image: NASA, ESA, and Q.D. Wang (University of Massachusetts, Amherst); Spitzer image: NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and S. Stolovy (Spitzer Science Center/Caltech)Hubble Sees a Horsehead of a Different Color Caption Looking like an apparition rising from whitecaps of interstellar foam, the iconic Horsehead Nebula has graced astronomy books ever since its discovery over a century ago. The nebula is a favorite target for amateur and professional astronomers. Credits NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)Black Hole in NGC 1600 Credits: Simulation: NASA, ESA, and D. Coe, J. Anderson, and R. van der Marel (Space Telescope Science Institute); Acknowledgment for Omega Centauri Image: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team; Science: NASA, ESA, C.-P. Ma (University of California, Berkeley), and J. Thomas (Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany)Star Cluster NGC 2074 in the Large Magellanic Cloud Caption In commemoration of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope completing its 100,000th orbit in its 18th year of exploration and discovery, scientists at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Md., have aimed Hubble to take a snapshot of a dazzling region of celestial birth and renewal. Credits NASA, ESA, and M. Livio (STScI)
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