Saturday, April 23, 2005

Happy Birthday Hubble!

Image: Hubble Wallpaper (cool!)
Info: Best of the Hubble Space Telescope

It was 15 years ago this weekend that the Hubble Space Telescope was blasted into orbit and we were given the ability to see to the edge of the Universe. We take for granted pictures like these because Hubble has been spitting them out by the dozens; scientists will spend years analyzing the data received, gleaning details overlooked due to the sheer volume of information received.
Whether NASA will (or can) save Hubble is yet to be decided, but one thing is certain: Losing our window to the Universe would truly make our world a darker place.

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