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Space Exploration Apr 30, 2015

You can see the Hubble Space Telescope in the sky above

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has now been in orbit for 25 years and this achievement has been a wonderful excuse to pore over the telescope's beautiful imagery, to consider its valuable contribution to science, to remember ...

Space Exploration Apr 29, 2015

As astronomers mark 25 years of Hubble past, they predict more discoveries ahead

The Hubble Space Telescope survived decades of delays, glitches and blunders to fulfill predictions that it would rewrite science textbooks. But as it moves into the final years of its life, scientists say some of its best ...

Astronomy Apr 27, 2015

Hubble's ultraviolet telescope has revealed more about the stars than we could ever see

It's probably fair to say that the Hubble Space Telescope, which recently celebrated its 25th birthday, has become the world's most famous telescope in large part due to the breathtaking astronomical images it has captured.

Astronomy Apr 23, 2015

Celestial fireworks celebrate Hubble's 25th anniversary

The glittering tapestry of young stars flaring to life in this new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image aptly resembles an exploding shell in a fireworks display. This vibrant image of the star cluster Westerlund 2 has been ...

Space Exploration Apr 22, 2015

PHOTOS: Hubble's turn to smile, marks 25 years in orbit

Hubble, it's your turn to smile for the cameras!

Space Exploration Apr 22, 2015

What it took to get the Hubble Space Telescope off the ground

Iconic images of astronomical pillars of gas and dust, views of galaxies soon after they were formed, an accelerating universe driven by Dark Energy… "give us more!" say the public and the taxpayers. The Hubble Space Telescope ...

Astronomy Apr 22, 2015

Why the Hubble Space Telescope has been such a stellar success

When the Hubble Space Telescope was launched back in April 1990 the World Wide Web was just months old and iPads only existed on Star Trek.

Space Exploration Apr 22, 2015

Hubble Space Telescope marking 25th anniversary in orbit

One of NASA's crowning glories, the Hubble Space Telescope, marks its 25th anniversary this week.

Astronomy Apr 21, 2015

Hubble, the telescope that revolutionized our view of space

Hubble, the first telescope to revolutionize modern astronomy and change our view of the universe by offering glimpses of distant galaxies, marks its 25th year in space this week.

Space Exploration Apr 14, 2015

Inside a high-stakes experiment in protein crystallization

On April 18, 2014, former astronaut and UAB Professor Lawrence DeLucas, O.D., Ph.D., stood at Cape Canaveral and watched several hundred crystallization experiments blast into orbit aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Then ...

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