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A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a gravitationally lensed galaxy called SGAS J143845+145407. This galaxy lies further away but is magnified by a larger celestial body.
The Hubble Space Telescope is a constant source of pictures of the wonders of space, ... It shows the galaxy SGAS J143845+145407, which appears twice as if in a mirror.
On May 20, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope sent its first image to Earth. This photo turned out to be 50% sharper than ...
In 1978, Corning began work on two mirrors for the Hubble Space Telescope. They were not made from Pyrex, as was the Hale Telescope Mirror, but instead of Ultra Low Expansion (ULE) fused titanium ...
The Hubble Space Telescope launched on a grand scientific adventure to study the cosmos on April 24, ... Hubble famously launched with a flawed mirror that blurred its images.
Engineers have finished coating the mirrors of the James Webb Space Telescope, set to be the successor to Hubble. The mirror coating process is a major milestone in the construction of the NASA ...
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the mirror image of a distant galaxy. NASA released the photo which appears to show two galaxies, but is actually one duplicated by gravitational lensing.
Every Hubble anniversary feels like a triumph for the elderly space telescope. It may have a few more anniversaries left in it. NASA hopes it will continue operations into the 2030s. Long live Hubble.