Astronauts release Hubble telescope back into orbitWASHINGTON - The US space agency NASA said astronauts Tuesday sent the Hubble Space Telescope back into orbit, where it is to help probe the origins and nature of the universe for at least five more years. Astronauts install new camera for Hubble on the 1st spacewalk to make telescope more powerfulCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A pair of spacewalking astronauts overpowered a stubborn bolt and successfully installed a new piano-sized camera in the Hubble Space Telescope on Thursday, the first step to making the observatory better than ever. Astronauts start 1st of 5 spacewalks to repair Hubble, install huge new cameraCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A pair of spacewalking astronauts stepped outside Thursday to begin demanding repair work on the Hubble Space Telescope, a job made all the more dangerous because of the high, debris-ridden orbit. Atlantis astronauts grab Hubble Space Telescope for 5 days of treacherous repairsCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Atlantis’ astronauts grabbed the Hubble Space Telescope on Wednesday, then quickly set their sights on the difficult, dangerous and unprecedented spacewalking repairs they will attempt over the next five days. Atlantis astronauts capture Hubble Space Telescope for 5 days of treacherous repairsCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Atlantis astronauts have captured the Hubble Space Telescope. Atlantis approaches Hubble Space Telescope, preps to grab it for repairs during 5 spacewalksCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Shuttle Atlantis and its crew moved toward the Hubble Space Telescope for a 350-mile-high grab Wednesday that will set the stage for five days of treacherous spacewalking repairs in an orbit littered with space junk. Atlantis launched on Hubble telescope repair missionWASHINGTON - The space shuttle Atlantis blasted off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida Monday on a mission to repair the ageing Hubble Space Telescope. Space shuttle Atlantis blasts off on last Hubble repair mission, riskier than usualCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Atlantis and a crew of seven thundered away Monday on one last flight to the Hubble Space Telescope, setting off on a daring repair mission that NASA hopes will lift the celebrated observatory to new scientific heights. Atlantis rose from its seaside pad about 2 p.m. and arced out over the Atlantic, ducking through clouds. The Hubble was directly overhead, 350 miles up. Astronauts strap into shuttle Atlantis, ready to blast off for last Hubble repair missionCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronauts strapped into space shuttle Atlantis on Monday for one last flight to the Hubble Space Telescope, an extraordinarily ambitious mission that NASA hopes will lift the celebrated observatory to new scientific heights. Shuttle Atlantis fueled for launch, readies for last Hubble repair mission; weather looks goodCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Atlantis was fueled Monday for one last flight to the Hubble Space Telescope, an extraordinarily ambitious repair mission that NASA hopes will lift the celebrated observatory to new scientific heights. Shuttle Atlantis fuels up for launch on last Hubble repair mission; weather near perfectCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Fueling has started on space shuttle Atlantis for its mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble telescope, Earth’s once-blurry but now brilliant spy on the universe, gets a final fixWASHINGTON — Using the power of pictures, the Hubble Space Telescope has snapped away at the mystery of the universe. NASA clears space shuttle Atlantis for Monday launch to repair Hubble TelescopeCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After months of delay, NASA cleared space shuttle Atlantis for a Monday launch to the Hubble Space Telescope. Rescue shuttle ready at launch pad just in case astronauts on Hubble trip need ride homeCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — In what’s expected to be the last time ever, both of NASA’s shuttle launch pads are occupied. Atlantis is on one, primed for a flight this coming week to the Hubble Space Telescope. Endeavour sits on the other a mile away for a mission no one wants. NASA aims for May 11 launch of shuttle Atlantis on last repair mission to Hubble TelescopeCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has chosen May 11 as the launch date for its last repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, not seen up close for seven years. NASA’s online game lets you peer through the James Webb Space TelescopeWASHINGTON - NASA has developed a flash on-line game about telescopes, featuring its next-generation spacecraft, the James Webb Space Telescope. Hubble detects “cosmic fountain of youth” in spaceWASHINGTON - The Hubble Space Telescope celebrated its 19th anniversary by detecting a peculiar galactic system that contains several galaxies, along with a “cosmic fountain” of stars, gas, and dust that stretches over 100,000 light-years. Elmo the cuddly ‘Elmonaut’ launches astronomy show for youngsters at Smithsonian planetariumWASHINGTON — Elmo is reporting for duty at the National Air and Space Museum, ready for a trip into outer space. When mammoth galaxy clusters collide in a ‘cosmic free-for-all’WASHINGTON - By combining information from three different telescopes, scientists are learning what happens when some of the largest galaxy clusters in the Universe collide with each other in a cosmic free-for-all. Hubble spots swirling dust lanes in oddball galaxyBERLIN - The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the image of an oddball galaxy that is highlighted with striking swirling dust lanes and glittering globular clusters. Star that was 1 mln times brighter than Sun before exploding as supernovaWASHINGTON - NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has identified a star that was one million times brighter than the Sun before it exploded as a supernova in 2005. Cores of two merging galaxies prepare for final cataclysmic collisionWASHINGTON - A new image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope offers a rare view of an imminent collision between the cores of two merging galaxies, each powered by a black hole with millions of times the mass of the sun. Scientists map ‘3D book of Universe’MUNICH - Using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have, in a way, prepared a unique “history book” of our Universe, with exceptional 3D views of distant galaxies, seen when the Universe was half its current age. US and Russian satellites collide in spaceWASHINGTON - A privately owned US communication satellite collided with a defunct Russian satellite in orbit posing a risk to the international space station, US space agency NASA has said. Follow nature’s trail to solve universe’s mystery: Scientist-authorNEW DELHI - If the universe seems mysterious to you, try becoming a ‘cosmic detective’! For, nature has left behind many clues to unravel its mystery, says US-based award-winning scientist Mani Bhaumik who has just penned a children’s novel on the subject. |
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