Thursday, April 25, 2013
Hubble looks to future after a sterling 23 years
[ Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:48:10 GMT ]
By Mike WallSpace.comNASA's Hubble Space Telescope celebrates a whopping 23 years in orbit today, but astronomers are hopeful that the iconic instrument can keep studying the heavens for years to come.The Hubble team is aiming to keep the telescope — which launched aboard the space shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990 — operating through 2020. That would ensure at least one year of overlap with its...
[ Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:48:10 GMT ]
By Mike WallSpace.comNASA's Hubble Space Telescope celebrates a whopping 23 years in orbit today, but astronomers are hopeful that the iconic instrument can keep studying the heavens for years to come.The Hubble team is aiming to keep the telescope — which launched aboard the space shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990 — operating through 2020. That would ensure at least one year of overlap with its...
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