Scientists using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have found evidence that a planet orbiting a distant star that may have lost its atmosphere but gained a second one through volcanic activity.… Continue reading 110-Distant Planet May Be On Its 2nd Atmosphere, NASA’s Hubble Finds

Servicing Mission 3B was actually the fourth visit to Hubble. NASA split the original Servicing Mission 3 into two parts and conducted 3A in December of 1999. During SM3B a… Continue reading 111-Hubble’s Servicing Mission 3B

* NASA's Hubble Space Telescope snapped this image of the young comet P/2019 LD2 as it orbits near Jupiter's captured ancient asteroids, which are called Trojans. This icy object is… Continue reading 112-Hubble Spots Comet Near Jupiter

NASA's Hubble Telescope makes first atmospheric study of Earth-sized exoplanets - Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System. For the past 30 years the Hubble Space Telescope has continued its… Continue reading 113-Hubble Science: Exoplanets, Alien Atmospheres

The Second Servicing Mission, launched Feb. 11, 1997, greatly improved Hubble's productivity. The installation of new instruments extended Hubble's wavelength range into the near infrared for imaging and spectroscopy, allowing… Continue reading 114-Hubble’s Servicing Mission 2

Dedicated on Feb. 14, 1984, at NASA Goddard’s Space Flight Center, the STOCC, or the Space Telescope Operations Control Center, operates the Hubble Space Telescope on its important mission. The… Continue reading 115-Ahead of its Time: Hubble’s Control Center

Astronomers on the hunt for an intermediate-mass black hole at the heart of the globular cluster NGC 6397, found something they weren’t expecting: a concentration of smaller black holes lurking… Continue reading 116-Hubble Uncovers Concentration of Small Black Holes

Dr. Amy Simon has always been fascinated with space. From a young age she dreamed of lifting off in the space shuttle, just like her hero, astronaut Sally Ride. Over… Continue reading 117-Exploring Our Solar System with Dr. Amy Simon

In 2020, the Hubble Space Telescope achieved its 30th year in orbit. Hubble’s unique design, allowing it to be repaired and upgraded with advanced technology by astronauts, has made it… Continue reading 118-Hubble’s 30th Anniversary Celebration

The Space Shuttle Discovery's Cargo Bay and Crew Module, and the Earth's horizon are reflected in the helmet visor of one of the space walking astronauts during Hubble Servicing Mission… Continue reading 119-Hubble’s Servicing Mission 3A

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has completed its annual grand tour of the outer Solar System for 2021. This is the realm of the giant planets — Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,… Continue reading 120-The Outer Planets: Hubble’s Continuing Legacy

Hubble turned 30 this year, and it has a birthday present to share with you! Newly released Hubble images of 30 celestial objects from the Caldwell Catalog show stunning cosmic… Continue reading 121-Explore New Hubble Images of Celestial Objects From the Caldwell Catalog

Shortly after the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed in 1990, the observatory's primary mirror was discovered to have an aberration that affected the clarity of the telescope's early images. Fortunately,… Continue reading 122-Hubble’s Servicing Mission 1

For the past 30 years the Hubble Space Telescope has continued its important mission of uncovering the mysteries of the universe. One of those mysteries that Hubble has helped us… Continue reading 123-Hubble Science: Black Holes, From Myth to Reality

The Hubble Space Telescope has been revealing the secrets of the universe for over 30 years, but it turns out Hubble has some secrets of its own! The question is:… Continue reading 124-Hubble Trivia: 17) How wide is Hubble’s primary mirror?

The Hubble Space Telescope has transformed our understanding of the universe, its view from orbit unleashing a flood of cosmic discoveries that have changed astronomy forever. From its discovery of… Continue reading 125-Hubble: Voyage of Discovery

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has caught Jupiter's moon Ganymede playing a game of "peek-a-boo." In this crisp Hubble image, Ganymede is shown just before it ducks behind the giant… Continue reading 126-Hubble Trivia: 16) What has Hubble helped reveal about Jupiter’s Great Red Spot?

The Hubble Space Telescope has been revealing the secrets of the universe for over 30 years, but it turns out Hubble has some secrets of its own! The question is:… Continue reading 127-Hubble Trivia: 15) What are forming in the Eagle Nebula’s ‘Pillars of Creation’?