04 May 2020
Exoplanets with hydrogen-rich atmospheres could harbour life
... spectroscopy or direct imaging techniques, the latter of which is extremely challenging and is usually performed by the Hubble Space Telescope. Transmission spectroscopy is by far the most successful method and it relies on a detector sampling...
15 April 2020
Scientists discover most brightest and energetic supernova yet
... System (Pan-STARRS), a large-scale astronomical survey programme. The team also used data from the Hubble Space Telescope, the Keck and Gemini Observatories, in Hawaii, and the MDM and MMT Observatories in Arizona...
14 March 2021
Life with Hubble
... by its cover” rings true for this volume on the Hubble Space Telescope: its size, weight and cover design suggest ... in this book, but the author’s frustration with those Hubble documentaries will pale into insignificance against that of his target ...
29 March 2018
NASA Hubble Space Telescope Owners’ Workshop Manual
...sections include those on the design and development of the Hubble and its scientific instrument payload and one on the ...that the telescope mirror suffered from spherical aberration. Hardcore Hubble fans will find the section on the servicing missions...
01 January 2023
Handprints on Hubble - An Astronaut's Story of Invention
... book’s title is derived from the scuff marks on the Hubble’s outer skin left by the gloved hands of the astronauts ...Shuttle airlock in case astronauts were needed to help with the Hubble deployment in 1990. The resultant sense of frustration, or loss...
16 January 2024
Handprints on Hubble - An Astronaut's Story of Invention
... book’s title is derived from the scuff marks on the Hubble’s outer skin left by the gloved hands of the astronauts ...Shuttle airlock in case astronauts were needed to help with the Hubble deployment in 1990. The resultant sense of frustration, or loss...
