HubbleMinute on the Extended Groth Strip

A Panoramic View of the Sky

A narrow slice of sky near the Big Dipper yielded a goldmine of at least 50,000 galaxies, which were spied by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The Hubble view is yielding new clues about the universe's youth, from its "pre-teen" years to young adulthood. The image at left, taken...

Constellation Ursa Major

Extended Groth Strip - Full Hubble Image

Extended Groth Strip - Detail of Hubble Image

A Sky Flush with Galaxies

This image, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, represents a small section of a larger panoramic view of the heavens, where at least 50,000 galaxies reside. The cosmic tapestry unveils galaxies in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Some of the galaxies are nearby; the smaller...

Location of the EGS Field on the Sky

Scale Comparison with Moon

Hubble Pans Across Heavens to Harvest Galaxies

The animation sequence starts with the constellation Ursa Major (the Big Dipper) in the night sky, then zooms deeper, showing 21 images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. The Extended Groth Strip covers an area of the sky about the apparent width of our finger held at arm's...