Flag this message ESA/Hubble Photo Release heic1115 - Hubble Survey Carries Out a Dark Matter Census

ESA/Hubble Photo Release heic1115: Hubble Survey Carries Out a Dark Matter Census. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has been used to make an image of galaxy cluster MACS J1206.2-0847. The apparently distorted shapes of distant galaxies in the background is caused by an invisible substance called dark matter, whose gravity bends and ... Unsubscribe | Subscription preferences | View in browser

ESA/Hubble News 13 October 2011 13 October 2011 — ESA/Hubble Photo Release heic1115 Hubble Survey Carries Out a Dark Matter Census

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has been used to make an image of galaxy cluster MACS J1206.2-0847. The apparently distorted shapes of distant galaxies in the background is caused by an invisible substance called dark matter, whose gravity bends and distorts their light rays. MACS 1206 has been observed as part of a new survey of galaxy clusters using Hubble. The release, images and videos are available on: http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1115/ Kind regards, ESA/Hubble Information Centre The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department 13 October 2011

ESA/Hubble Photo Release heic1114 - Galaxy Caught Blowing Bubbles

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ESA/Hubble Photo Release heic1114 - Galaxy Caught Blowing Bubbles

For your convenience the first paragraph of the release is provided below:

Hubble’s famous images of galaxies typically show elegant spirals or soft-edged ellipses. But these neat forms are only representative of large galaxies. Smaller galaxies like the dwarf irregular galaxy Holmberg II come in many shapes and types that are harder to classify. This galaxy’s indistinct shape is punctuated by huge glowing bubbles of gas, captured in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.

The release, images and videos are available on:
http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1114/

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http://www.spacetelescope.org/announcements/ann1121/

ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week: An Arc Sculpted by Gravity
http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1139a/

From the Distant Past to the New World
http://www.spacetelescope.org/announcements/ann1120/

ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week on 19 Sep. 2011: Galaxies in a Swarm of Star Clusters
http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1138a/

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http://www.spacetelescope.org/announcements/ann1119/

ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week on 12 Sep. 2011: A Remote Outpost of the Milky Way
http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1137a/

ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week on 5 Sep. 2011: A Starfish in the Sky
http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1136a/

Kind regards,
ESA/Hubble Information Centre
The ESO education and Public Outreach Department
29 September 2011