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The Sun, Space Shuttle Atlantis and Hubble Space Telescope Pictured Together for the First Time

This is the sun. It looks like a typical photograph of the sun…until you look a little closer. Astrophotographer Thierry Legault took one of the most amazing pictures I have ever seen. In the lower left quadrant you can see a black spot. That black spot is actually the Space Shuttle Atlantis. If you zoom [...]

May 15, 2009 by | 0 Comments

Space Shuttle Atlantis Crew Risking Their Lives to Repair Hubble Space Telescope

Ah yes. The Hubble telescope. It’s 19-years-old. It orbits the planet every 97 minutes. It’s sent back over 600,000 images, many of which have forced the re-writing of astronomy textbooks. You could argue that it is one of the most significant scientific devices of our lifetime. But alas, the Hubble Space Telescope is in need [...]

May 11, 2009 by | 1 Comment