Hubble Turns 21

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Rebecca Roberts
Hubble Turns 21

The Hubble space telescope went into orbit in 1990, and more than twenty years later the telescope continues to send information and images back to scientists studying the universe.

The Hubble space telescope went into orbit in 1990, and more than twenty years later the telescope continues to send information and images to scientists studying the universe. Among other contributions, Hubble gave us one of the first images of a planet outside of our solar system and showed scientists that the expansion of the universe is accelerating.

Guests

Jennifer Wiseman

Senior Project Scientist for the Hubble Space telescope, NASA's Goddard Flight Center

Related Links

Hubble Photo Gallery
Hubble Space Telescope
Life Magazine - Hubble's Greatest Hits

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Randy Clarke wrote:

Working at the USNO with the 26-inch refractor, I used to claim it was the Hubble of the 19C - discovered moons of Mars in 1873, etc. Astounding!! Our 26-inch is still working 140 years later. Why couldn't the Hubble run another century? Politics aside!!

Tue, 04/26/2011 - 1:01pm
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