Hubble's 20th anniversary image shows a mountain of dust and gas rising in the Carina Nebula. The top of a three-light-year tall pillar of cool hydrogen is being worn away by the radiation of nearby stars, while stars within the pillar unleash jets of gas that stream from the peaks.(c)NASA
Eighth Anniversary Image of Hubble's Smash Hits(c)NASA
Galaxy M100(c)NASA
Ancient, White Dwarf Stars in the Milky Way Galaxy(c)NASA
X-Rays Emanate From Heated Material Falling Into Black Hole(c)NASA
Dust Band Around the Nucleus of Black Eye Galaxy M64(c)NASA
Supernova 1994D in Galaxy NGC 4526(c)NASA
The gravity of a galaxy cluster called SDSS J1004+4112 warps and magnifies the light from a distant quasar. Light from the quasar, the bright core of a galaxy fed by a black hole, appears in the center of this image and four other locations around it. Other distant galaxies appear as arcs.(c)NASA
Gas Pillars in the Eagle Nebula (M16): Pillars of Creation in a Star-Forming Region(c)NASA
Star Cluster NGC 2074 in the Large Magellanic Cloud(c)NASA
Hickson Compact Group 31: Interacting Galaxies Aglow with Millions of Young Stars(c)NASA
X-Rays Shine From Heated Material Falling Into A Black Hole(c)NASA
A Giant Hubble Mosaic of the Crab Nebula(c)NASA
Three Moons Cast Shadows on Jupiter(c)NASA
An Eclectic Mix of Galaxies(c)NASA
Galaxy M100(c)NASA
The Majestic Sombrero Galaxy (M104)(c)NASA
"Light Echo" Illuminates Dust Around Supergiant Star V838 Monocerotis (V838 Mon)(c)NASA
Supernova 1987A: Halo for a Vanished Star(c)NASA
Saturn's Double Light Show(c)NASA
Combined X-Ray and Optical Images of the Crab Nebula(c)NASA
NASA's Great Observatories Examine the Galactic Center Region(c)NASA