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The Camera That Saved Hubble ... Twice
When the Advanced Camera for Surveys failed, there was good old WFPC2 still chugging along. Just amazing to have gone all of these years, that camera is still working very well. And I think that is a huge credit to the engineers at JPL who designed and built it. Just an amazing instrument.
Best of NASA Science 2008
Take a photographic journey through another year of stunning images and wondrous science.
Active Mercury
A NASA spacecraft gliding over the surface of Mercury has revealed that the planet's atmosphere, magnetosphere, and its geological past display greater levels of activity than scientists first suspected.
Best of NASA Science 2007
Go back in time through the year 2007 to view the stunning images of wondrous science highlights of NASA.
Could Life on Earth Have Come From Ceres?
The dwarf planet Ceres is rarely mentioned as a candidate for habitability, but the possible presence of an ocean and hydrothermal vents suggests it is plausible. Could it have seeded the young Earth?
New Gamma-Ray Burst Smashes Cosmic Distance Record
NASA's Swift satellite found a gamma-ray burst from a star that died when the universe was only 630 million years old. The event, dubbed GRB 090423, is the most distant cosmic explosion ever seen.
Venus Disappears during Meteor Shower
A meteor shower. A crescent Moon. A disappearing planet. These three things will be on display April 22nd when the Moon occults Venus during the annual Lyrid meteor shower.
