Hubble celebrates 100,000th orbit
Posted: Tue, Aug 12, 2008, 9:37 AM ET (1337 GMT)
Astronomers marked on Monday the 100,000th orbit around the Earth by the Hubble Space Telescope by releasing a colorful image of a nebula. The image, of a small portion of the Tarantula nebula 170,000 light-years away, shows a region of star birth. The image was released on Monday, the day that the spacecraft completed its 100,000th orbit around the Earth since its launch in 1990.
Astronomers marked on Monday the 100,000th orbit around the Earth by the Hubble Space Telescope by releasing a colorful image of a nebula. The image, of a small portion of the Tarantula nebula 170,000 light-years away, shows a region of star birth. The image was released on Monday, the day that the spacecraft completed its 100,000th orbit around the Earth since its launch in 1990. | <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
|
|
news links
|
|
Wednesday, September 16
The US says it has launched ‘space control weapons’. It plays into the hands of its enemies
The Conversation — 12:53 am ET (0453 GMT) The Pentagon must prepare for battles around the moon: Joint Chiefs chair
Defense One — 12:52 am ET (0452 GMT) US says for 1st time it now has weapons in space. What we know (so far)
USA Today — 12:52 am ET (0452 GMT) New US Space Weapon Adds to Arsenal to Counter Russia, China
Bloomberg News — 12:52 am ET (0452 GMT) NRO deputy director highlights joint integration at AFA
NRO — 12:52 am ET (0452 GMT) |
