Items Tagged With Hubble
Astronomers hit Einsteinian jackpot
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-13 10:23:38
An international team of scientists used the Hubble Space Telescope to find a never-before-seen double Einstein ring. The important discovery helps astronomers learn more about dark matter, dark energy, and curved space of the universe.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-13 10:23:38
An international team of scientists used the Hubble Space Telescope to find a never-before-seen double Einstein ring. The important discovery helps astronomers learn more about dark matter, dark energy, and curved space of the universe.
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Hubble repair scheduled for August
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-08 17:06:46
Space Shuttle Atlantis has been scheduled for an August mission to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-08 17:06:46
Space Shuttle Atlantis has been scheduled for an August mission to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Building blocks of life found around star HR 4796A
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-08 08:42:02
A new U.S. study has found complex organic molecules, tholins, in the dust cloud around the star HR 4796A. The important conclusion of these researchers is that this discovery provides good evidence that living organisms are common throughout planetary systems.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-08 08:42:02
A new U.S. study has found complex organic molecules, tholins, in the dust cloud around the star HR 4796A. The important conclusion of these researchers is that this discovery provides good evidence that living organisms are common throughout planetary systems.
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Aliens could see Earth as haven for life
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-30 09:37:35
According to a study performed by U.S. and Spanish astronomers, alien astronomers could “hypothetically” identify Earth as a planet orbiting the Sun and observe our planet with clouds and oceans—just like we are trying to do with planets circling other stars.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-30 09:37:35
According to a study performed by U.S. and Spanish astronomers, alien astronomers could “hypothetically” identify Earth as a planet orbiting the Sun and observe our planet with clouds and oceans—just like we are trying to do with planets circling other stars.
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Black hole inside “death star galaxy” fires on sister galaxy
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-18 08:49:36
According to NASA, a black hole at the center of a large galaxy is assaulting its smaller sister galaxy with a jet full of deadly radiation. The two galaxies, called 3C321, are in orbit about each other.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-18 08:49:36
According to NASA, a black hole at the center of a large galaxy is assaulting its smaller sister galaxy with a jet full of deadly radiation. The two galaxies, called 3C321, are in orbit about each other.
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Hubble snaps brilliant image of young star cluster inside NGC 3603
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-03 07:45:35
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced an image of a star cluster that contains stars with different masses but similar ages. The stars have evolved differently, making it easy for scientists to learn more about the various life-stages of stars from one location.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-03 07:45:35
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced an image of a star cluster that contains stars with different masses but similar ages. The stars have evolved differently, making it easy for scientists to learn more about the various life-stages of stars from one location.
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Hubble loses another gyroscope but keeps on ticking
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-10 09:10:06
On September 1, 2007, gyroscope Gyro 2 failed on board the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). With a NASA repair mission scheduled for August 7, 2008, Hubble will have to operate until that time with only two gyros.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-10 09:10:06
On September 1, 2007, gyroscope Gyro 2 failed on board the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). With a NASA repair mission scheduled for August 7, 2008, Hubble will have to operate until that time with only two gyros.
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Lucky camera, Palomar telescope takes sharper space photos than Hubble
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-04 10:35:03
The Lucky Imaging System (“Lucky”), developed by U.S. and U.K. astronomers, uses a new adaptive optics system, which is able to take out much of the distortion from Earth’s atmosphere, in order to produce some of the best digital images from ground telescopes.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-04 10:35:03
The Lucky Imaging System (“Lucky”), developed by U.S. and U.K. astronomers, uses a new adaptive optics system, which is able to take out much of the distortion from Earth’s atmosphere, in order to produce some of the best digital images from ground telescopes.
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Keck, Hubble take sharpest pixs yet of Uranus’ rings
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-24 10:06:52
A team of astronomers used ground and space based telescopes to take images of the dark, unlit portion of the rings of Uranus that, for the first time, were photographed glare-free.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-24 10:06:52
A team of astronomers used ground and space based telescopes to take images of the dark, unlit portion of the rings of Uranus that, for the first time, were photographed glare-free.
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Visits to NASA Webb telescope possible with new docking ring
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-24 11:01:24
Imagine docking with Hubble, which is about 590 kilometers (365 miles) miles away. Now, imagine the thrill of docking with the James Webb Space Telescope, which will be positioned about 1.5 million kilometers (900,000 miles) from the Earth.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-05-24 11:01:24
Imagine docking with Hubble, which is about 590 kilometers (365 miles) miles away. Now, imagine the thrill of docking with the James Webb Space Telescope, which will be positioned about 1.5 million kilometers (900,000 miles) from the Earth.
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