It ain't much, is it? For all of the jaw-dropping, eye-popping, gobsmacking images the Hubble Space Telescope has sent home over the years, the smudgy, black and white picture above right is in some ways the most important. read more
For all of the jaw-dropping, eye-popping, gobsmacking images the Hubble Space Telescope has sent home over the years, the smudgy, black and white picture above right is in some ways the most important. That’s because it’s the first picture the telescope took, on May 20, 1990—a quarter century ago. read more
Hubble was also the first scientific project in space that was designed to be serviced and upgraded on a regular basis by astronauts. History Hubble is in orbit right now, making history by sending back around 10 to 15 gigabytes of images and data to astronomers every day. read more
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