Illuminated Universe is a blog from the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) dedicated broadly to discussing visualization in astronomy but also focused on providing some background to images and videos.
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An astrophysicist describes interesting developments in the field of astronomy, addresses questions and misconceptions about the cosmos, and hosts videos explaining recent discoveries and images from the Hubble Space telescope.
Hubble is engaged in an ambitious effort to gaze further than ever before by harnessing the power of massive clusters of galaxies. Find out more on this blog