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Thirty Years of the Hubble Space Telescope

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 Science ConnectedHubble, space exploration, telescope

Orbiting high above the Earth, the Hubble Space Telescope has a clear view of the universe free from the blurring and absorbing effects of the atmosphere.

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Hubble Space Telescope Got the GOODS!

March 21, 2016March 21, 2016 Science Connectedastronomy, Hubble, space exploration, telescope

By Steven Spence The Hubble Space Telescope has been conducting a deep-sky survey called “Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey North,” or GOODS North. The GOODS data has enabled astronomers to extend their view of galaxies back 150 million years further than any previously identified galaxy. The distant galaxy GN-Z11 was in the first generation of galaxies to form in the universe. Scientists estimate that it formed only 400 million years after the Big Bang. In fact, GN-Z11 formed at a time when the universe was mostly clouds of cold hydrogen…