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Space Telescope Science Institute Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary

Forty years ago in 1981, the first space shuttle launched, the Voyager 2 space probe encountered Saturn, and in Baltimore, Maryland, the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) was founded. In that year, NASA selected a proposal by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy to establish STScI on the Johns Hopkins University Homewood...

Thu Apr 8, 2021 20:15
Hubble Spots Double Quasars in Merging Galaxies

Inhabitants of our Milky Way galaxy living several billion years from now will have a markedly different-looking sky overhead. Two brilliant objects, each as bright as the full Moon or brighter, will drown out the stars with their radiance. These giant blazing light bulbs are a pair of quasars, brought to life by the collision of our Milky Way with...

Wed Apr 7, 2021 17:11
Hubble Spots Double Quasars in Merging Galaxies

Inhabitants of our Milky Way galaxy living several billion years from now will have a markedly different-looking sky overhead. Two brilliant objects, each as bright as the full Moon or brighter, will drown out the stars with their radiance. These giant blazing light bulbs are a pair of quasars, brought to life by the collision of our Milky Way with...

Tue Apr 6, 2021 17:16
NASA Awards Postdoctoral Fellowships for 2021

The NHFP is one of the highlights of NASA's pursuit of excellence in astrophysics. The program enables outstanding postdoctoral scientists to pursue independent research in any area of NASA Astrophysics, using theory, observation, experimentation, or instrument development. Over 400 applicants vied for the fellowships. Each fellowship provides the...

Wed Mar 31, 2021 20:09
Hubble Shows Torrential Outflows from Infant Stars May Not Stop Them from Growing

Stars aren't shy about announcing their births. As they are born from the collapse of giant clouds of hydrogen gas and begin to grow, they launch hurricane-like winds and spinning, lawn-sprinkler-style jets shooting off in opposite directions. This action carves out huge cavities in the giant gas clouds. Astronomers thought these stellar temper...

Thu Mar 18, 2021 15:58
NASA Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3 Restored

The Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) instrument on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope was brought back online on Saturday, March 13th at approximately 7:00 p.m. EST. The instrument was shut down as part of the normal observatory safe mode activities that occurred on Sunday, March 7, in response to a software error on the main flight computer. After starting...

Mon Mar 15, 2021 15:28

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