Hubble launched in 1990 with five primary instruments designed to capture images from space and transmit them back to Earth. 1. Wide Field and Planetary Camera (WFPC) This instrument was composed of ...

The Crab Nebula has been one of astronomy’s most scrutinized objects for nearly a millennium, yet Hubble’s first fresh look ...

“What is the difference between a mountain and a pebble when it’s whizzing by at 210,000 kilometers per hour?” For astronomers that have been monitoring the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, the reply is ...

Hubble's optics were built using brand new tech borrowed from NRO for grinding 2.3m mirrors. NRO gave NASA two new telescopes with completed optics. Why would you believe that NRO wouldn't let NASA ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is the flown COSTAR (Corrective ...

New Technology Brings Space Telescope Image Quality Down to Earth, Offering Astronomical Image Clarity Never Seen Before The next generation of adaptive optics has arrived at the Large Binocular ...