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Sunday, Dec 20
How 3-D Movie Projection Works
The IMAX theater I saw Avatar in showed a 3D preview of NASA's upcoming (March 2010) Hubble repair mission in 3D and it was so beautiful I actually had ... and more »
Friday, Dec 18
Geeky Educators Unite at the NSTA Conference
While you can't see the quality of images that Hubble sees, with the 25x lens you can see many interesting things and follow in the steps of Galileo. ...
Wednesday, Dec 9
Hubble's Deepest View Yet and a Proud GeekDad
For this GeekDad, the story is related to an image released Tuesday that was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. When I was fresh out of college, ... Hubble Telescope Spots Oldest Galaxies Ever SeenThe Chosun Ilbo Hubble telescope looks into deepest space yetUSA Today
Tuesday, Dec 8
What Will Happen When Astronauts No Longer Fly On The Space Shuttle?
Since 1982, astronauts have traveled into low-Earth orbit aboard the workhorse of NASA's space program. With the exception of the Hubble repair mission ... and more »
Wednesday, Dec 2
Hubble Explains Nebulas Ruddy Complexion
A ruddy nebula reflects the light from a huge, nearby star in this latest image released by the Hubble Space Telescope's operators. ... SkyCenter and Hubble Telescopes Zoom in on the Iris NebulaUA News (press release) Hubble Images Impressive Cosmic Clouds The structures are almost entire...
Tuesday, Dec 1
Grunts Get Spy Sats of Their Own
The culmination was Keyhole -12; at an estimated twenty tons, it's believed to be about as large as the massive Hubble Space Telescope. ...
Friday, Apr 17
Shuttle Dodges Space Junk Risk
The Hubble is located in a debris-ridden area that's three times riskier than the orbit the International Space Station flies in. Given the difficult environment, it seemed the final Hubble service mission would be the first in 58 shuttle launches to exceed the 1 in 200 risk threshold.
Wednesday, Apr 1
Opinion: Astronomers Find Hidden Exoplanet in Hubble's Dustbin
Now that we've shown that it works, we can use it on a whole set of observations from the archive to see if a planet is hidden in the images," said astronomer David Lafreniere of the University of Toronto, a member of the team that made the find.
Tuesday, Jan 6
Bright Flash in Heavens Has No Earthly Explanation
Image: NASA, ESA, and K. Barbary (University of California, Berkeley/Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Supernova Cosmology Project) File this one under: Things that go flash in the night. While conducting a routine search for distant supernovae, astronomers observed a bright burst o...
Friday, Dec 5
Hubble to Finally Get Some Astronaut Love
When it does eventually get off the ground, the planned servicing mission is set to run 11 days, with five spacewalks during which astronauts will work to install a new camera, a new spectrograph, and a set of six new and improved gyroscopes, which help stabilize the telescope. The astrona...
Thursday, Oct 30
Hubble Back to Taking Spectacular Images
Image: NASA, ESA, and M. Livio (STScI) The Hubble Space Telescope sent this spectacular image back to Earth to celebrate coming back online after nearly a month of down time following a mechanical breakdown. After a rocky start, Hubble's on-board back-up camera got up and running last...
