Comparison of Hubble and James Webb mirror
This illustration shows both the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope and compares their respective mirrors. The main mirror of Hubble has a diameter of 2.4...
View ArticleComparison of Hubble and James Webb mirror (annotated)
This illustration shows both the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope and compares their respective mirrors. The main mirror of Hubble has a diameter of 2.4...
View ArticleSM4: Grunsfeld and Feustel work on Hubble
Astronauts Andrew Feustel (left) and John Grunsfeld, both STS-125 mission specialists, participate in the mission's third session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as work continues to refurbish and...
View ArticleSM4: Astronaut Michael Good and the night sky
With a mostly dark home planet behind him, astronaut Michael Good, STS-125 mission specialist, rides Atlantis' remote manipulator system arm to the exact position he needs to be to continue work on the...
View ArticleSM4: Hubble Space Telescope just before astronauts released it
S125-E-011766 (19 May 2009) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis' remote manipulator system arm lifts the Hubble Space Telescope from the cargo bay and is moments away from releasing the orbital observatory...
View ArticleFinal release over Earth (2009)
Hubble drifts over Earth after its release on 19 May 2009 by the crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The crew had performed all planned tasks over the course of five spacewalks, making the Servicing...
View ArticleScreenshot of Hubblecast 41
Watch the Hubblecast 41 on: http://www.spacetelescope.org/videos/hubblecast41a/
View ArticleHubble with spectra from the Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility
This image of Hubble is set against a background of hundreds of unique slitless spectra obtained by Hubble. The Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility (ST-ECF) was heavily involved in the...
View ArticleHubble with spectra from the Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility
This image of Hubble is made up of a mosaic of over 47 000 unique slitless spectra, which have been processed and studied at the Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility (ST-ECF). They represent...
View ArticleHubble in orbit
This illustration shows the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope in its high orbit 600 kilometres above Earth.
View ArticleDiagram of the Hubble Space Telescope, 1981
Diagram of the Hubble Space Telescope from 1981.
View ArticleSunburst between Hubble and Discovery
In this image we see a sunburst between the solar array of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the Space Shuttle Discovery.
View ArticleArtist rendition of Hubble
This is an artist's rendition of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST).
View ArticleHubble in orbit (artist's impression)
This artist's concept shows the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope in orbit around the Earth. The telescope's current appearance is the result both of its original design, and the modifications made...
View ArticleThe Cosmic Origins Spectrograph
Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS), in the Clean Room at Goddard Space Flight Center showing the connector panel. Aboard Hubble, COS will study the large-scale structure of the Universe and the...
View ArticleHubble's Wide Field Camera 3
This photo shows's Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) being tested before it was launched. The camera was installed during the Servicing Mission 4 in May 2009 and replaced the older Wide Field...
View ArticleThe Hubble Space Telescope in orbit
This image shows an artist's impression of the ESA/NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope in its orbit 600 km above the Earth.
View ArticleHubble's Battery Module Assembly with lid removed
Battery Module Assembly with lid removed, showing the cells and power isolation switches
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