Tag: Hubble Space Telescope

How It Started How It’s Going: NASA Releases New Space Telescope Photo of ‘Pillars of Creation’ Nebula, Star Nursery

October 22, 2022
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Comparing old Hubble observatory pictures with ones from the brand-new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a bit like contrasting grainy VHS tape with crisp, laser-sharp 4K. NASA just released this show-stopping new nebula photo, adorned with countless baby stars sparkling like cosmic Christmas decorations, and it’s enough to make your knees wobble. The Pillars of…

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Astronomers Discover Mysterious Mirror Image Galaxy Cluster in Deep Space, Finally Solve Cosmic Mystery

January 20, 2022
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A strange “mirror image” galaxy cluster in deep space, sighted billions of light-years away, was discovered a few years ago and researchers are now starting to wrap their heads around it—and grasping the “carnival funhouse mirrors” of outer space was key in unravelling the mystery. Gazing into deep space through NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is a…

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Hubble Space Telescope’s $10 Billion Replacement Set to Soar

December 20, 2021
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The Hubble Space Telescope’s heir is finally on the brink of flight. It will be the biggest and most powerful astronomical observatory ever to leave the planet, elaborate in its design and ambitious in its scope. At a budget-busting $10 billion USD, it will also be the most expensive. The James Webb Space Telescope will…

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‘Congrats Team’: Hubble Space Telescope Fixed in Tricky Repair Job

July 18, 2021
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The Hubble Space Telescope should be back in action soon, following a tricky, remote repair job by NASA. The orbiting observatory went dark in mid-June, with all astronomical viewing halted. NASA initially suspected a 1980s-era computer as the source of the problem. But after the backup payload computer also failed, flight controllers at…

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Computer Trouble Hits Hubble Space Telescope, Science Halted

June 16, 2021
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The Hubble Space Telescope has been hit with computer trouble, with all astronomical viewing halted, NASA said Wednesday. The orbiting observatory has been idle since Sunday when a 1980s-era computer that controls the science instruments shut down, possibly because of a bad memory board. Flight controllers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in…

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