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more about #hubblespacetelescope Vincent C: the beginning of the end? I can picture a chain reaction where by the end of this yr, we'll be without internet, gps and any form of satellite communi... more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Now can someone answer me this: If they are whizzing around at 17.5k MPH, and hit the Hubble traveling towards it at 5k, does that equal an impact of ... more » Adnan Khan: It's a real shame that all it takes to make space missions dangerous for everyone are pieces of debris. What if a country such as North Korea decides ... more » UrIt: Where's MegaMaid when you need her more » ArtisticThought: We need some Vogons to come out to this part of the galaxy and bring one of their giant space vacuum cleaners. On second thought, they might decide a ... more » Craig Swenson: Sorry everyone, but photographing the footprints on the moon isn't possible. It's a simple matter of wave optics and calculating the maximum achievab... more » Noah Mayer: Somewhere on earth would be fun, but highly improbable. I'd like some more images of Pluto. more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Given it's high resolution, can they take a picture of my chances of finding a GF? The chances are so small I figure I'd either need the Hubble or a ... more » 92BuickLeSabre: ...but what about "Cute Blue-Skinned Girl's Window in the Apartment Across NGC 2787" ? Two birds, one stone, and so forth. more » frigg: I believe the most requested Hubble image by the public is of the footprints on the moon, to prove once and for all that they exist. However, I've hea... more » -
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Satellite Collision Could Doom the Hubble Telescope
It appears that the Hubble might end up as collateral damage from the recent collision between an Iridium and Russian satellite. Without another service mission, the Hubble may meet its end within a year or two. More » -
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NASA Wants You To Tell Them Where to Point the Hubble Space Telescope
We're no stranger to the Hubble telescope here at Gizmodo, but our relationship up until this point has been a passive one. Today, however, NASA is asking the public where to point it. More » -
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Hubble Resumes Operations, Sends Back Picture of Lost Starfox 64 Level
The Hubble Telescope, which was quite nearly lost this month to a combination of old age and a fritzy 486, has resumed "regular science operations" today, and sent back this spectacular picture of a pair of galaxies engaging in some kind of celestial slow dance. The mission to replace the Science Instrument Command and Data Handling unit (SIC&DH), the temperamental system at the heart this whole debacle, is planned for April of next year. Until then we'll be able to depend on a steady supply of cosmo-porn, courtesy of the Hubble's backup systems. More » -
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Hubble's 486 Computer Blue Screens (i.e. Fails), Repair Efforts Remain in Limbo
Hold the phone, people, the Hubble is still broken. There was word early Thursday morning that a Monkey Island-era 486 backup computer was going to take the reigns and begin mission critical operations, but a day later NASA scientists revealed the dusty old thing was better suited for minesweeper than capturing awe-inspiring deep field images of the observable universe. More »
