Hubble’s Contentious Constant0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 23, 2017
There are two leading ways to measure the universe’s rate of expansion, and for fifteen years, they more or less agreed with one another. Not anymore, and that’s a big deal.
- Home
- NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope
Why NASA is freezing the Hubble Space Telescope’ s successor ahead of 2018 launch0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 25, 2017
The super-sized successor to NASA’s legendary Hubble Space Telescope is more than a year away from deploying its massive two-storey tall, gold-plated mirrors in the harshness of deep space. That’s why scientists are busy freezing the US$9 billion, 6,200 kilogram spacecraft to see if they can break it here on Earth.
NASA Plans 1st Robotic Mission to Search for Life on Jupiter’s Ocean Moon, Europa — Will Defy Arthur C. Clark’s Warning: “Attempt No Landing There”0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 15, 2017
In September of 2016, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope imaged what may be water vapor plumes erupting off the surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa.
“Alien Nightmare Raining Liquid Iron and Glass” –Hubble Space Telescope’s 1st Direct Image of an Exoplanet0
- From Around the Web
- July 25, 2016
Its days are short–less than 11 hours–and its temperature is hot–a blistering 2,600 degrees Fahrenheit. Its rain showers arrive in the form of liquid iron and glass.
Latest Posts
-
Hubble’s Contentious Constant
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 23, 2017
-
-
-
Top Authors
-
Carole Carle
CONTRIBUTOR
-
Heidi Hollis
CONTRIBUTOR
-
Claude Limberger
ADMINISTRATOR
-
Sid Goldberg
FORMER_PUBLISHER