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Astronomers Say They've Spotted Oldest Galaxy Ever Seen

Astronomers say they may have found the oldest galaxy ever seen by human eyes. The galaxy, little more than a smudge detected by the Hubble Space Telescope, is about 13.2 billion light-years away from Earth and dates back to when the universe was in its infancy, according to The New York Times. NASA /...

NASA Hubble Announcement: Twitter Has Some Funny Thoughts on What It'll Be

Speculation abounds for today's NASA Hubble Space Telescope announcement. The space agency plans to reveal a new discovery made by one of the world's most famous telescopes during a media teleconference today. "Astronomers have pushed the Hubble Space Telescope to its limits and have seen further back in time than ever...

Best Art in the Universe? Hubble Space Telescope's Amazing Pics From 2010

(Dec. 15) -- You might think that taking highly detailed photographs of the darkest corners of the universe would be a purely scientific job. Turns out, there's an art to it. For the past 20 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has been orbiting the planet and wowing earthlings with breathtaking images of outer space, from...

Hubble Marks 20th Year as Photographer to the Stars

(May 20) -- Turning in a grainy, slightly blurry image for a first assignment doesn't usually bode for a long, fruitful career in photography, but that's exactly what happened in the case of the Hubble Space Telescope. Twenty years ago today, on May 20, 1990, NASA scientists were elated to receive just a single, sparse...

Hubble Telescope Marks Picture-Perfect Milestone

(April 23) -- What better way to celebrate the Hubble Space Telescope's 20th anniversary than to gaze in wonder at its latest mind-blowing image? In the two decades since its launch on April 24, 1990, the Hubble telescope has advanced scientific knowledge of the universe by leaps and bounds. And it isn't done yet, as NASA...

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03/09/12 Danville Science Center debuts telescope exhibit Source: GoDanRiver Since 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has been orbiting Earth and providing the world with one of-a-kind images of the final frontier.
02/15/11 Get the Hubble Telescope on Your iPhone, iPad -... Source: Softpedia News Stsci has released HubbleSite, a free iOS application for astronomy fans.
01/21/11 The Final Frontier: Space, Stars, and the Beginning of... Source: Geek Dad There is no end to the beautiful images of the universe that are available on the internet.