Two instruments from the Hubble Space Telescope, including the camera that corrected an early flaw in the telescope, are now on exhibit at the Smithsonian. The camera, about the size of a baby ...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has taken its first new images since switching to an alternate operating mode that uses one gyroscope (gyro). The spacecraft returned to science operations on June 14th ...

Current adaptive optics (AO) systems are able to make images that are superior to those of the Hubble Space Telescope in infrared light. The technology still has limitations, however.

Just about everyone has heard of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope — not too surprising considering that it has been with us for the past 35 years. For the majority of people alive today, the HST ...

A technique called 3D-DASH has enabled the largest near-infrared image of galaxies ever taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, revealing potential targets for the James Webb Space Telescope.

Enhancing Hubble's Vision: Service Missions That Expanded Our View of the Universe tells the story of the four missions between 1997 and 2009 that repaired, serviced and upgraded the instruments on ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a star, dubbed Earendel, that is at least 12.9 billion years old.

Reaching for the stars The Thirty Meter Telescope is designed to deliver images that are more than 10 times sharper than those of the Hubble Space Telescope. (Courtesy: TMT International Observatory) ...

Note to reporters: Andrea Ghez will give a presentation on adaptive optics applications in astronomy at the dedication of the Center for Adaptive Optics on June 21 at UC Santa Cruz. The following is ...

The thin, straight spikes projecting away from the center (and seen in later images) are artifacts of Hubble's optics. The first post-impact snapshot is 2 hours after the event.

Down to just two gyroscopes, Hubble’s science operations will continue JournalBot Jun 4, 2024 Jump to latest Follow Reply ••• Jun 4, 2024 Replies: 177 "We do not see Hubble as being on its ...

Adaptive optics technology can remove the blurring effect of the Earth’s atmosphere that has long plagued astronomers, allowing ground-based telescopes to achieve a clarity of vision previously ...