Hubble has imaged the bright spiral galaxy NGC 2441 in the constellation Camelopardalis, which holds a type Ia supernova called SN1995E, discovered in 1995. Type Ia supernovae form when a white dwarf in a binary system pulls matter from its companion until it becomes unstable and explodes. Because they all reach the same mass, they have roughly the same brightness, so astronomers use them as standard candles to measure cosmic distances. Observations suggest SN1995E may show a light echo, where light from the blast is scattered by surrounding dust and appears to echo outwards. In 2006 Hubble saw it fading in a way consistent with a spherical shell of dust. Only two other type Ia supernovae, SN1991T and SN1998bu, have been found to show light echoes. Echoes like this can reveal the environment around an explosion and the nature of the star that caused it.

Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India, with more than 1,600 surviving remains spread over 4,100 hectares. It was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1336 to 1565. Travellers from Persia and Portugal described it as a prosperous, wealthy and grand city with temples, markets and farms along the Tungabhadra River. By 1500 it was estimated to be the world's second-largest city after Beijing, and probably India's richest at the time. In 1565 a coalition of Muslim sultanates defeated the Vijayanagara Empire, its capital was conquered and destroyed, and the city was left in ruins. Hampi remains a religious centre, with the active Virupaksha Temple at its heart.