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Motion in the Crab Nebula

Motion in the Crab Nebula


Oct 27, 2016

This time-lapse movie of the Crab Nebula, made from NASA Hubble Space Telescope observations, reveals wave-like structures expanding outward from the "heart" of an exploded star.
Animation of Plumes on Europa

Animation of Plumes on Europa


Sep 26, 2016

This is an artist's concept of the moon Europa, at right, with water-ice plumes erupting from its limb at the 7 o'clock position. In the background is Jupiter's orange, volcanic moon Io. Io's shadow appears in the center ... more
Europa Transiting Jupiter

Europa Transiting Jupiter


Sep 26, 2016

This video is a time-lapse sequence of Hubble Space Telescope images of the moon Europa as it moved across the face of Jupiter over the course of 19 minutes.
Hubble Directly Images Possible Plumes on Europa

Hubble Directly Images Possible Plumes on Europa


Sep 26, 2016

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took direct ultraviolet images of the icy moon Europa transiting across the disk of Jupiter.
Gravitational Microlensing

Gravitational Microlensing


Sep 22, 2016

This movie demonstrates how to find planets thousands of light-years from Earth, using the gravitational microlensing technique, a form of gravitational lensing.
Comet 332P/Ikeya-Mirakami Disintegration Sequence

Comet 332P/Ikeya-Mirakami Disintegration Sequence


Sep 15, 2016

This video, made from a sequence of Hubble Space Telescope images, shows the slow migration of building-size fragments of Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami over a three-day period in January 2016. The pieces broke off of the ... more
Animation of Two Earth-Sized Worlds Transiting Red Dwarf Star

Animation of Two Earth-Sized Worlds Transiting Red Dwarf Star


Jul 20, 2016

This animation shows two Earth-sized planets passing in front of their parent red dwarf star. The Hubble Space Telescope was used to spectroscopically search for evidence of extended atmospheres around these planets, but ... more
Hubble Time-lapse Video of Aurora on Jupiter (May 19, 2016)

Hubble Time-lapse Video of Aurora on Jupiter (May 19, 2016)


Jun 30, 2016

This time-lapse video of the vivid auroras in Jupiter's atmosphere was created using far-ultraviolet-light observations made on May 19, 2016, with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph aboard NASA's Hubble Space ... more
Hubble Time-lapse Video of Aurora on Jupiter (June 2, 2016)

Hubble Time-lapse Video of Aurora on Jupiter (June 2, 2016)


Jun 30, 2016

This time-lapse video of the vivid auroras in Jupiter's atmosphere was created using far-ultraviolet-light observations made on June 2, 2016, with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph aboard NASA's Hubble Space ... more
Hubble Tracks Bright Auroras on Jupiter (Composite Video Sequence 1)

Hubble Tracks Bright Auroras on Jupiter (Composite Video Sequence 1)


Jun 30, 2016

This composite video illustrates the auroras on Jupiter relative to their position on the giant planet. As on Earth, auroras are produced by the interaction of a planet's magnetic field with its atmosphere. The Jupiter ... more