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Webb Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope is a planned space infrared observatory, intended to ultimately replace the Hubble Space Telescope. NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency are all working on the Webb telescope... [more]
The James Webb Space Telescope is a planned space infrared observatory, intended to ultimately replace the Hubble Space Telescope. NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency are all working on the Webb telescope project. The telescope is named after NASA's second administrator, James E. Webb.
Unfortunately the telescope won't be launched into orbit until at the soonest 2013.
NASA - Hubble Space Telescope - Close-Up of Stars in An...
Hubble space picture
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You might know the name "Hubble" because of the Hubble Space Telescope. But this phenomenal observatory was named after one of the most influential astronomers in modern history. Hubble discovered that galaxies are speeding away from us in all directions, leading to our current understanding of an expanding Universe. Let's learn about the man behind [...]
- Ring of Stars in Centaurus A Uncovered (news.google.com)
- Hubble Gives Best View Yet of Star Birth (news.aol.com)
- Hubble Image Showcases Star Birth In M83, The Southern Pinwheel (sciencedaily.com)
Astronaut Mike Massimino returns to MIT and shares his experience on the Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-125). Topics include the challenges of space walking while repairing the Hubble, having the right tools on hand for high stakes repairs, and the long hours of practice that lead up to the task.
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- Camera That Saved Hubble Now On Display (npr.org)
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space telescope that was carried into orbit by the Space Shuttle Discovery in April 1990. It is named after the American astronomer Edwin Hubble. Although not the first space telescope, the Hubble is one of the largest and most versatile, and is well-known as both a vital research tool and a public relations boon for astronomy. The HST is a collaboration between NASA and the European Space Agency, and is...
From freerepublic.com
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- Hubble Spies Galaxy's Big Bulge (rss.news.yahoo.com)
- See starbirth up close (cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com)
- Astronaut alum discusses Hubble basketball, telescope (maroon.uchicago.edu)
Two instruments that helped save the Hubble Space Telescope from failure in 1993 were recently returned to Earth and are going on display at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. The first phase of a new human spaceflight gallery opened Thursday...
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From sfgate.com
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SPACE.com - WASHINGTON - The camera that captured many of the Hubble Space
Telescope's most famous images and the "contact lenses" that
focused the observatory's flawed mirror debuted Wednesday at the
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. along with
the first phase of a new interactive gallery devoted to humans living and
working in space.
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- Big Hubble instruments now Smithsonian artifacts (mynorthwest.com)
Two key instruments from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have a new home in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington after being returned to Earth aboard space shuttle Atlantis last May.Astronauts brought back the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2, or WFPC-2, and the Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement, or COSTAR, after more than 15 years in space.
From redorbit.com
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- NASA Provides Venerable Hubble Hardware to Smithsonian (rss.prnewswire.com)
- The 'Camera That Saved Hubble' Goes to Smithsonian Museum (universetoday.com)
McCONNELSVILLE -- The Kate Love Simpson Library will take visitors on a journey to the center of the galaxy when it unveils mural-sized images of the Milky Way's core as seen by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory.
From zanesvilletimesrecorder.com
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- Milky Way Center: NASA Unveils New Image Of Galaxy's Core (huffingtonpost.com)
- Great Observatories Combine for Stunning Look at Milky Way (universetoday.com)
- Strasenburgh Planetarium shows rare image of galaxy (news.google.com)
