The Hubble Space Telelscope has its infrared vision back. The space telescope has been blind at infrared wavelengths since 1999 when NICMOS, or the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer, ...
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Rodger I. Thompson, Professor of Astronomy, ...
After 3 years of blindness, the Hubble Space Telescope’s near-infrared vision has been restored. Prematurely running out of its nitrogen-ice coolant in 1999, Hubble’s Near Infrared Camera and ...
When the Hubble Space Telescope blasted off from Earth on board the space shuttle Discovery 30 years ago this month, scientists from the University of Arizona were already hard at work on a new set of ...
New techniques for analyzing decade-old images from the Hubble Space Telescope are helping astronomers track planets that went undiscovered at the time. So far, the techniques have confirmed the ...
Mission specialists continue to troubleshoot an issue with the Hubble Space Telescope that caused it to enter into a protective safe mode late last month. Hubble automatically entered into safe mode ...
The Hubble Space Telescope launched on the 24th of April, 30 years ago. It’s an impressive milestone especially as its expected lifespan was just 10 years. One of the primary reasons for the Hubble ...