Journey through the heavens with 30 amazing stargazer pictures
The Hubble Space Telescope is easily the most famous of NASA’s Great Observatories program. Though the telescope had a troubled start, a much-publicized repair mission corrected its vision problems and paved the way for it to produce some of the most stunning images ever recorded. A large number of images have been assembled at the Hubble Heritage Image Gallery for viewing, and Ars has selected thirty of the nicest […]
Pictured above: “A ‘Rose’ Made of Galaxies”:
More than three hundred million light years from Earth lies the interacting galaxies known as Arp 273. The structure they form is composed of the large spiral galaxy UGC 1810, with a smaller companion called UGC 1813 hanging close by. UGC 1813’s gravitational pull warps its larger neighbor and gives Arp 273 a flower-like appearance when viewed from Earth’s perspective.