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Image containing Earendel, the farthest star ever recorded. The newly detected star is so far away that its light has taken 12.9 billion years to reach Earth, appearing to us as it did when the universe was only 7 percent of its current age. Photo provided by NASA

Science Mar 31

WATCH: NASA astronomer discusses new star discovery by Hubble telescope

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Science Mar 30

A picture of the Hubble Space Telescope. Photo by NASA
Move over, Icarus. Hubble finds Earendel, the farthest star from Earth

Astronomers have discovered the farthest star yet, a super-hot, super-bright giant that formed nearly 13 billion years ago at the dawn of the cosmos.

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Science Dec 20

Engineers unpack, clean and prepare the James Webb Space Telescope ahead of its scheduled launch into orbit, upon its arrival at the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana, as seen in this NASA image released on November 2, 2021 and obtained by Reuters on December 13, 2021. Photo by NASA/Chris Gunn/Handout via REUTERS
Bigger and more powerful than the Hubble, NASA’s new telescope will see the “awe-inspiring”

The $10 billion successor to the Hubble Space Telescope is about to take flight. NASA is entrusting the launch of the world's biggest and most powerful space observatory to its European partners.

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Science Oct 14

Look up. There are 10 times more galaxies than once thought

By remapping the deepest corners of the universe, scientists now believe there are 10 times as many galaxies in the universe.

By Nsikan Akpan

Science Mar 05

Hubble breaks distance record by capturing universe’s early galaxy

Using the Hubble Space Telescope, an international team of astronomers have captured images of the farthest galaxy ever seen.

By Michael D. Regan

Apr 24

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Before it showed us distant reaches of the universe, the Hubble telescope ‘needed glasses’

By PBS News Hour

Since its launch in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has sent back more than a million observations and amazing images, offering scientists and stargazers an unmatched window to the universe. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins Judy Woodruff to celebrate Hubble’s…

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Jun 04

Looks like there’s a party in deep space and Hubble’s got the photos

By Jenny Marder

If a tractor full of confetti was launched into the night sky and then beamed with a strobe light, it might look something like the Hubble Space Telescope image above. It is, according to NASA, among the most colorful of…

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Oct 13

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ScienceNow Looks at Rescuing the Hubble

The NewsHour airs an excerpt from a NOVA ScienceNow report on efforts to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Oct 06

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Masters of Light: Americans Win the Nobel Prize in Physics

Jeffrey Brown reports on three American scientists who were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their pioneering research in fiber optics and digital photography.

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May 18

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Astronauts Complete Final Spacewalk of Hubble Repair Mission

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The fifth and final spacewalk of NASA's final Hubble repair mission went smoothly Monday, and ended with astronauts John Grunfeld and Andrew Feustel completing all of the necessary repairs on the telescope.

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