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NASA Announces New Target Launch Date for Hubble Mission

The target launch date for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope has been reset to Oct. 14 at 10:19 p.m. EDT.
NASA Changes 2008 Shuttle Target Launch Dates, Schedules TCDT

NASA has adjusted the target launch date for the last mission to Hubble this fall.
Improving Hubble’s Space Armor

When astronauts return to Hubble for Servicing Mission 4 this fall, they will be revamping and reenergizing the telescope for the final leg of its journey. One of the tasks they aim to complete is the installation of New Outer Blanket Layers, or NOBLs.
Hubble Equipment Being Readied for Flight at Kennedy Space Center

Flight hardware and science instruments are readied for the last mission to Hubble.
Hubble Unveils Colorful Star Nursery on 100,000th Orbit

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of a nebula near star cluster NGC 2074 on Aug. 10, 2008, the day before the observatory completed its 100,00th orbit of Earth.
Hubble Instruments Slated for On-Orbit 'Surgery'

When astronauts visit the Hubble Space Telescope in October 2008 for its final servicing mission, they will be facing a task that has no precedence – performing on-orbit 'surgery' on two ailing science instruments that reside inside the telescope.
Engineers Design a New Composite Carrier for Hubble Servicing Mission

Hubble engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. are ushering in a new era in spaceflight with successful design of the first of its kind composite equipment carrier.
NASA Updates Space Shuttle Target Launch Dates

NASA Thursday adjusted the target launch dates for two space shuttle missions in 2008. Shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to the Hubble Space Telescope is now targeted for Oct. 8, and Endeavour's STS-126 supply mission to the station has moved from Oct. 16 to Nov. 10.
Extending Hubble's Mission Life with New Batteries

Astronauts will replace all six of Hubble's batteries during Servicing Mission 4.
Hubble Astronauts Take Part in Education Event

In addition to briefings and training at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, several crew members took part in a virtual education event.
STScI Founding Director to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Riccardo Giacconi, founding director of the Space Telescope Science Institute will receive the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
NASA's Clean Room: Last Stop for New Hubble Hardware

Before new Hubble components are ready for launch and installation, they must spend time in a clean room at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
New Hubble Parts Endure Environmental Tests

To prepare for Servicing Mission 4, new Hubble components must endure harsh tests at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
Hubble's Ground-Based Guidance

The Hubble would not be able to do what it does without the help of a small group of dedicated engineers and technicians at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
Out-of-This-World Tools for Hubble Tasks

A team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center designs and builds the special tools and aids astronauts need when they service the Hubble Space Telescope.
Hubble -- A Year in Review

Read about important Hubble milestones in 2007 and what's in store for the telescope in 2008.
NASA Announces Details of Hubble Servicing Mission

NASA scientists and a space shuttle astronaut outlined details of a mission that will repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.
Custom Blankets for the Hubble Space Telescope

One of Servicing Mission 4's many objectives is the refurbishment of Hubble's outer thermal blankets.
Goddard Engineers and Divers Multi-Task for Hubble

Ever wonder how NASA astronauts prepare for Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions?
New Science Instruments for Hubble

Astronauts will install two new Hubble instruments during the final shuttle servicing mission targeted for this fall.
Our Journey Back to Hubble

Since its launch in April 1990, the Hubble continues to excite astronomers around the world with its discoveries.
NASA, IMAX Team up on Hubble Mission

Thanks to cooperation between NASA, IMAX Corporation, and Warner Bros. Pictures, the IMAX 3D camera is scheduled for a journey to Hubble in 2008.
Astronauts Visit Goddard for Hubble Training

Astronauts were at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center this past week for hands on training and daily briefings in preparation for next year's Shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
NASA Updates Shuttle Target Launch Date for Hubble Mission

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.
NASA Completes Two Important Reviews for Upcoming Hubble Mission

On April 18 and 19, the Servicing Mission Four Review Board met to conduct a Critical Design Review and a Test Readiness Review.
The Colorful Demise of a Sun-Like Star

A new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows the colorful "last hurrah" of a star like our sun.
Engineers Investigate Issue on One of Hubble's Science Instruments

NASA engineers are examining a problem related to the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) aboard the agency's Hubble Space Telescope.
Hubble Maps Cosmic Web of "Clumpy" Dark Matter

An international team of astronomers has created the first three-dimensional map of dark matter in the universe.
Hubble Finds Evidence for Dark Energy in the Young Universe

Scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that dark energy is not a new constituent of space, but rather has been present for most of the universe's history.
NASA Schedules Dark Energy Discovery Media Teleconference

NASA will host a media teleconference with Hubble astronomers at 1 p.m. EST Thursday, Nov. 16, to announce the discovery that dark energy has been an ever-present constituent of space for most of the universe's history.
Spitzer and Hubble Create Colorful Masterpiece

A new image from NASA's Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes looks more like an abstract painting than a cosmic snapshot.
Hubble Discovers Extrasolar Planets Across Our Galaxy

NASA will host a science update on October 4 to discuss a Hubble Space Telescope discovery of extrasolar planet candidates orbiting a variety of distant stars.
Engineers Restart Hubble Camera

NASA engineers successfully activated the Advanced Camera for Surveys at 9:12 a.m. EDT Friday aboard the agency's Hubble Space Telescope.
NASA Issues Hubble Space Telescope Status Report

NASA engineers continue to examine the issues surrounding a problem related to the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard the Hubble Space Telescope.
NASA's Hubble Reveals Two Dust Disks Around Nearby Star

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has revealed two dust disks circling the nearby star Beta Pictoris.
Hubble "Tenth Planet" Slightly Larger Than Pluto

For the first time, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has seen distinctly the "tenth planet," currently nicknamed "Xena," and has found that it is only slightly larger than Pluto.
Hubble Reveals Thousands of Orion Nebula Stars

In one of the most detailed astronomical images ever produced, the Hubble Space Telescope captured an unprecedented look at the Orion Nebula.
More to the North Star Than Meets the Eye

By stretching the capabilities of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to the limit, astronomers photographed the close companion to Polaris, known also as the North Star, for the first time.
Hubble Discovers New Rings and Moons Around Uranus

The largest ring is twice the diameter of the planet's previously known rings. The rings are so far from the planet, they are being called Uranus' "second ring system."
Hubble Reveals Possible New Pluto Moons

Astronomers have found Pluto may have not one, but three moons.
Hubble Looks for Moon Resources

NASA is using the unique capabilities of the Hubble Space Telescope for a new class of scientific observations of the Earth's moon.
Hubble Reveals Moon's Prospects on Oct. 19

NASA hosts a news conference at 1 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Oct. 19, to discuss new Hubble Space Telescope images of the moon’s surface in ultraviolet light.
NASA Finds "Big Baby" Galaxies in Newborn Universe

Two of NASA's great observatories, the Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes, have teamed up to "weigh" the stars in several distant galaxies.
Hubble Finds Mysterious Disk of Blue Stars Around Black Hole

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have identified the source of a mysterious blue light surrounding a super-massive black hole in our neighboring Andromeda Galaxy (M31).
Hubble Begins "Two-Gyro" Science Operations

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope entered a new era of science operations this week, when engineers shut down one of the three operational gyroscopes aboard the observatory.
NASA's Hubble Chases Unruly Planet

An image from the Hubble Telescope offers evidence that an unseen planet is gravitationally tugging on a dusty ring around the star Fomalhaut.
New Hubble Observations

New observations from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (HST) will be presented by astronomers during a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, June 22.
Hubble Celebrates 15th Anniversary

During the 15 years NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has orbited the Earth, it has taken more than 750,000 photos of the cosmos; images that have awed, astounded and even confounded astronomers and the public.
New Hubble Findings Teleconference

Astronomers will present new findings from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (HST) at a media teleconference on Wednesday, March 9 from 2 to 3 p.m. EST.
Hubble Homes in on Suspected Extrasolar Planet

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is providing important supporting evidence about a possible planet 225 light-years away.
Spitzer And Hubble Capture Planetary Systems

Two observatories have provided astronomers an unprecedented look at dusty planetary debris around stars the size of our sun.
Briefing About New Look at Planet

Astronomers will present findings from Hubble Space Telescope and Spitzer Space Telescope at a briefing, Thursday at 1 p.m. EST.
Hubble Instrument Stops Working

Engineers have been unable to revive one of four science instruments aboard NASA's Hubble's Space Telescope.
NASA Considering Robotic Servicing Mission To Hubble

NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe today announced the agency's decision to pursue the feasibility of a robotic servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST).
Hubble Sees Earliest Galaxies

The telescope may be seeing the first galaxies to emerge after the big bang.
New Clues About The Nature Of Dark Energy

The good news from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is Einstein was right -- maybe.