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What’s Happening With Hubble?

Monday, July 28th, 2008 12:43 pm

Written by: Kimberly Lightle

The Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionized the study of astronomy since its launch in 1990 and has sent a steady stream of striking images of space back to Earth from its orbit. It has:
Precisely measured the age of the universe
Found evidence of dark energy
Took images of distant galaxies in the young universe
Captured the “best […]

Posted in Topics: Electromagnetic Spectrum, Quick Takes, Science, Space Exploration, Space Sciences

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Phoenix Mission to Mars: Final Seven Minutes of Terror

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 4:03 pm

Written by: Kimberly Lightle

After traveling 422 million miles since its launch last August, the Phoenix Mars Lander is aiming for a touchdown on Sunday, May 25, 2008 in the unexplored regions of Mars. But first it must survive what engineers are calling the “final seven minutes of terror” to reach the surface of Mars. Watch a video of […]

Posted in Topics: Mars, Quick Takes, Science, Space Exploration, Space Sciences, Water

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