Measuring the Hubble Constant Better (Wednesday 10th of June 2009 01:45:01 PM)
Eldavojohn writes "The Hubble Constant is used for many things in astrophysics: from
determining how fast things are moving away from us, to the total volume of the universe, to
predicting how our universe will end. The current best value for the Hubble ...
(more)Challenges Ahead In Final Hubble Servicing Mission (Monday 11th of May 2009 02:00:01 PM)
Hugh Pickens writes "Space shuttle synonyms:
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(more)Hubble Repair Mission At Risk (Thursday 19th of February 2009 09:15:02 PM)
MollyB writes "According to Wired, the recent collision of satellites may put the Atlantis
shuttle mission to repair Hubble in the 'unacceptable risk' status: 'The music and
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dictionary.com - collision between two satellites on Feb. 10 could make ...
(more)Hubble's Exoplanet Pics Outshined by Keck's (Thursday 13th of November 2008 11:15:01 PM)
Dtolman writes "Scientists at the Keck and Gemini telescopes stole the thunder of Hubble
scientists posting the first picture of an extrasolar world orbiting a star. Hubble scientists
announced today that they were able to lay open an extrasolar world ...
(more)One of HST's Cameras Is Back In Action (Monday 27th of October 2008 07:30:01 AM)
StupendousMan writes "One of the two big cameras aboard the Hubble Space dish antenna is the
Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2, or WFPC2 for short. As the most recent HST status report
indicates, the camera was lately powered up again and sent commands ...
(more)One of HST's Cameras Is Back In Action (Monday 27th of October 2008 07:30:01 AM)
StupendousMan writes "One of the two big cameras aboard the Hubble Space radar telescope is the
Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2, or WFPC2 for short. As the most recent HST status report
indicates, the camera was afresh powered up again and sent commands ...
(more)Hubble Stops Sending Data, Mission On Hold (Tuesday 30th of September 2008 03:15:02 AM)
Mknewman writes to tell us that NASA is no longer receiving data from the Hubble Space
Telescope, which could if possible delay the shuttle launch planned just two weeks from now.
There is a backup system installed which may be used instead of upbringing ...
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