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NEWS ABOUT: space telescope

space telescope stories: 8 news summaries

(Newser) - A monstrous black hole near the center of a distant galaxy is sucking up stars, gas and dust, and spitting out baby stars, NASA scientists have discovered. The black hole is 100 million times the mass of the sun, reports the Telegraph. It lies at the center of a galaxy... More »

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NASA • space • star • sun • black hole • universe • galaxy • space telescope

(Newser) - A massive mysterious object scientists believe may be a comet slammed into Jupiter yesterday, AP reports. The Earth-size impact "scar" left by the object was caught on NASA's powerful infrared telescope in Hawaii. The agency was alerted to the new mark on the planet by an amateur astronomer in... More »

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NASA • planet • Jupiter • comet • space telescope • astronomer

OPINION

Despite Its Faults (and Costs), Hubble Remains Crucial

Pricey telescope enhances our understanding of space

May 21, 09 1:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Hubble Space Telescope has expanded our knowledge of black holes, so it’s ironic that critics complain the $9.6 billion device is sucking up money and energy that could be shifted to other programs. But, on CNET, Don Reisinger defends the telescope as earthlings’ best shot at unlocking... More »

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NASA • astronomy • space • telescope • space telescope • Hubble Space Telescope

 Kepler Begins
 Search for 
 Other 'Earths'

Spacecraft will spend next 3 years searching for planet in 'Goldilocks zone'

Mar 7, 09 2:18 AM CST
(Newser) - NASA's planet-hunting spacecraft Kepler was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral last night, Space.com reports. Kepler, the widest-field telescope ever sent into space, will spend the next three years scanning the sky for a planet in the "Goldilocks zone" where conditions are just right for liquid water to exist... More »

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space exploration • planet • Earth • exoplanet • Cape Canaveral • Kepler spacecraft • space telescope • outer space

(Newser) - NASA will launch its Kepler space telescope tomorrow on a 3-year mission to look for planets as habitable to life as Earth, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Kepler will use a sophisticated digital camera, 10 times more sensitive than consumer models, to survey distant stars for orbiting planets with... More »

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NASA • Earth • satellite • Kepler spacecraft • space telescope • outer space • habitable planet

If Another Earth Is Out There, Kepler Will Find it

NASA telescope designed to look for life-sustaining planets

Feb 11, 09 2:18 PM CST
(Newser) - If there's truly no place like home, then NASA's new Kepler mission will help scientists prove it. The space telescope, set to launch March 5, will scan the skies for planets with the approximate size and temperature range of Earth. Matches could be candidates for extraterrestrial life; if Kepler finds... More »

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NASA • planet • SETI • extrasolar planets • Kepler spacecraft • space telescope

 Hubble Glitch Delays 
 NASA Repair Mission 

Telescope malfunction will require retraining of crew, delay launch

Sep 29, 08 5:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - A repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope has been delayed after the apparatus stopped transmitting data Friday, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Shuttle crews will be retrained to deal with the new problem, and the launch rescheduled so NASA can have a second shuttle ready in case a rescue mission... More »

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NASA • Hubble • space shuttle • delay • repair • Atlantis Space Shuttle • space telescope

 Upgrade Will Boost
 Hubble Vision 

Upgrade will create spectacular images

Jul 7, 08 2:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Spectacular images from the Hubble telescope are about to get even more awe-inspiring, thanks to a $900-million upgrade during an upcoming space shuttle mission—the fifth and last mission to the orbiting observatory. Two new high-tech instruments and a series of repairs will make Hubble able to probe even deeper... More »

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NASA • Columbia University • European Space Agency • Hubble • space shuttle • Johns Hopkins University • Goddard Space Flight Center • space telescope • Cosmic Origins Spectrograph • Wide Field Camera 3

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