The Hubble Space Telescope is a masterwork of engineering and human ingenuity. Hubble is comparable in size and weight to a large school bus, but its contributions to science and astronomy could fill ...

During its 35 years of orbiting the Earth, the Hubble Space Telescope has transmitted endless streams of magnificent images, confirmed the existence of "dark matter," and helped track a vagabond black ...

WASHINGTON — To ensure continuation of the extraordinary scientific output of the Hubble Space Telescope and to prepare for its eventual de-orbiting, NASA should send a space shuttle mission, not a ...

Jared Isaacman will lead NASA as it sends astronauts around the moon and hopes to launch a space telescope to study dark ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A rejuvenated Hubble Space Telescope departed the space shuttle Tuesday and sailed off for new discoveries. "It's showtime for us now," said program scientist Eric Smith.

NASA's usual limit is a 1-in-200 chance of a catastrophic hit by space junk. While that's an arbitrary baseline, anything greater than that must be considered at the highest levels of NASA, Shannon ...

In 1974, the project’s Science Working Group recommended that the telescope be required to resolve details at least one-tenth ...

WASHINGTON — Using the power of pictures, the Hubble Space Telescope has snapped away at the mystery of the universe. For 19 years, Hubble has shown the epic violence of crashing galaxies, spied on ...

HOUSTON – NASA managers officially are targeting Sept. 10, 2008, for the launch of the fifth and final space shuttle servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. During the 11-day flight, Atlantis ...

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* Shuttle moved to Florida launch pad for May 12 liftoff * Atlantis set for Hubble telescope's last service mission * A rescue shuttle will be on standby By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 31 ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Next month's shuttle flight to the Hubble Space Telescope faces an increased risk of a destructive impact by space junk because it will be in a higher, more littered orbit than ...