This nearby galaxy had a sudden onset of star birth about 25m years ago, which subsided about the time the very earliest human ancestors appeared on Earth.
This image is Hubble's latest view of an expanding halo of light around a distant star. V838 Mon is located about 20,000 light years away from Earth.Dark Matter ring in the galaxy cluster CI 0024 17.This image is a mosaic of the Carina Nebula assembled from 48 frames. Red corresponds to sulphur, green to hydrogen, and blue to oxygen emission.This wide field image of the Eagle Nebula was taken at the National Science Foundation's 0.9 meter telescope on Kitt Peak with the NOAO Mosaic camera.Image of Sagittarius, taken by Hubble in 2002.Stars Bursting to Life in the Chaotic Carina NebulaThe SWEEPS Field, the area studied for planet candidates by Hubble, in the 'bulge' - the most crowded section of the Milky Way.Hubble Space telescope image of 'eskimo' nebula,A detail of the Eagle Nebula (M16) showing a portion of a pillar of gas and dust. Light from nearby hot young stars is sculpting the cloudGalactic Wreckage in Stephan's QuintetIn the centre of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1512, the Hubble telescope reveals a stunning 2,400 light-year-wide circle of infant star clusters.The Tarantula Nebula, about 180,000 light years from Earth
