May 11 Watch Atlantis Embarks on Last Hubble Telescope Repair Mission The space shuttle Atlantis lifted off Monday on the fifth and final mission to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. The crew will add a new camera and make other changes. Spencer Michels reports. Continue watching
Nov 14 Astronomers Capture First Images of Distant Planets By PBS News Hour Two teams of astronomers have for the first time captured direct images of planets orbiting faraway stars. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch NASA Announces Repair Plans for Aging Hubble Telescope NASA announced Tuesday that it would send a final repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, tentatively in 2008, to extend the life of the orbiting observatory to at least 2013. Hubble's senior project scientist discusses the history and future… Continue watching
Aug 10 NASA Plans to Repair Aging Hubble Telescope NASA said Tuesday it is moving ahead with plans to send a robot to repair the Hubble Space Telescope, reversing a previous decision not to fix the orbiting telescope because of safety concerns. Continue reading
Mar 30 Months After NASA Decision, Hubble Debate Still Simmers More than two months after NASA announced it will no longer service the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists and the general public are still hoping the agency will change its mind. Continue reading
Jan 19 NASA Ends Service Missions to Hubble Telescope By PBS News Hour NASA has said it will no longer service the Hubble Space Telescope, which has been relaying spectacular images of celestial objects from its orbital vantage point for more than ten years. Continue reading