Lightweight optics star in Hubble's successor. 23 Nov 2007. Astronomers could soon be glimpsing farther back in time thanks to pioneering optics that are being built for the James Webb Space Telescope ...

Astronomers have developed a new visible-light adaptive optics (AO) system for a 6.5 meter telescope in Chile's Atacama desert. The new AO system produces the sharpest telescopic images ever ...

Hubble’s ability to capture such fine details is thanks to its high-resolution imaging capabilities, ... Hubble’s advanced optics, including its nearly 8-foot-wide mirror, ...

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He would join NASA as an astronaut in 1992, where he'd provide mission support for the crew of STS-61, the 1993 mission to repair Hubble's faulty eyes with corrective optics.

How the James Webb, Hubble, ... The LBT uses an adaptive optics system, installed in 2010, that under certain conditions can generate images sharper than those of the Hubble Space Telescope.

Hubble launched in 1990 with five primary instruments designed to capture images from space and transmit them back to Earth. 1. Wide Field and Planetary Camera (WFPC) This instrument was composed ...

The Hubble Space Telescope and a spacewalking NASA astronaut are seen in orbit around Earth during STS-61, the 1993 servicing mission to correct the observatory’s optics. NASA ...

Space Shuttle Discovery. Shuttle Mission STS-31. April 24-29, 1990. Hubble launched in 1990 with five primary instruments designed to capture images from space and transmit them back to Earth.