NASA’s Hubble dilemma: risky fix or expensive substitute
It’s hard to overstate just how remarkable the Hubble Space Telescope is. Recently, NASA and the scientific community have celebrated 35 years of this iconic telescope, reflecting on the stunning images and significant discoveries it has contributed to our understanding of the cosmos. The idea of using space telescopes isn’t new—NASA started fundraising for Hubble […]
Hubble catches a monster merger
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured images of a “monstrous merger” of two galaxies, NASA and the European Space Agency announced. This image shows a “strange” galaxy, Arp 122. It actually consists of two galaxies colliding in a “dramatic cosmic encounter” about 570 million light-years from Earth. NASA and ESA announced on Friday. The Hubble […]