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25 years ago today, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit
24 Apr 2015 22:11 #1
by ScienceChic
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
From All Science, All The Time
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25 years ago today, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit on the shuttle mission Discovery (STS-31).
The image below has been released to celebrate Hubble’s 25th year in orbit and features "a giant cluster of about 3,000 stars called Westerlund 2. The cluster resides inside a vibrant stellar breeding ground known as Gum 29, located 20,000 light-years away in the constellation Carina. The comparatively young, 2-million-year-old star cluster contains some of our galaxy's hottest, brightest, and most massive stars. The largest stars are unleashing a torrent of ultraviolet light and hurricane-force winds that etch away the enveloping hydrogen gas cloud. This creates a fantasy celestial landscape of pillars, ridges, and valleys."
( hubble25th.org/ )
For more beautiful images, take a look at the top 100 photos taken by Hubble during the past 25 years (and don't forget to go fullscreen!)
www.spacetelescope.org/images/archive/top100/
25 years ago today, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit on the shuttle mission Discovery (STS-31).
The image below has been released to celebrate Hubble’s 25th year in orbit and features "a giant cluster of about 3,000 stars called Westerlund 2. The cluster resides inside a vibrant stellar breeding ground known as Gum 29, located 20,000 light-years away in the constellation Carina. The comparatively young, 2-million-year-old star cluster contains some of our galaxy's hottest, brightest, and most massive stars. The largest stars are unleashing a torrent of ultraviolet light and hurricane-force winds that etch away the enveloping hydrogen gas cloud. This creates a fantasy celestial landscape of pillars, ridges, and valleys."
( hubble25th.org/ )
For more beautiful images, take a look at the top 100 photos taken by Hubble during the past 25 years (and don't forget to go fullscreen!)
www.spacetelescope.org/images/archive/top100/
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
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