The clearest view: Hubble Telescope to get an upgrade

Article Abstract:

Space shuttle astronauts are scheduled to install the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) and the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) to the Hubble Space Telescope July 14, 1997. The instruments and the mission are described.

Maintenance and repair, Orbiting astronomical observatories, Astronomical satellites

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Hubble spectrograph takes a hard look in the ultraviolet

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Research using the Hubble Space Telescope's spectrograph has provided new information on the role of light elements in the primordial big bang, found evidence of comets in another solar system and detected polar auroras on the Jovian moon Ganymede.

Usage, Equipment and supplies, Big bang theory, Comets, Auroras, Spectrographs, Ganymede (Satellite), Spectrograph

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Mining the Deep Field

Article Abstract:

The image of the Deep Field released by the Space Telescope Science Institute has resulted in the publication of more than 30 scientific papers. The image contains compressed data on 90% of the history of the universe.

Cosmology, Stars

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