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Saving Hubble

Posted by michael on from the hubba-hubba-hubble dept.

tassii writes "In this article on Space.com, Hubble Space Telescope operators plan to ask Russia for help in keeping the observatory alive and will even consider accepting private donations, which have already been offered. The upgrades are already built, waiting for installation. The Wide Field Camera 3 and the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph cost a combined $167 million and will provide unprecedented peeks into the formation of the cosmos, astronomers say. Maybe there is still some hope for the Hubble."

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  1. FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    For the hot Ukranian chick in the kitchen, cutting peaches.
    Right peaches?

  2. Scorpio 10/24 - 11/21 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Scorpio 10/24 - 11/21
    Don't try to nail down any answers today, dear Scorpio, because you will probably just end up feeling more frustrated than when you started out. The less you try to force your will on others, the more you will find that things will just automatically go your way. Today is not about finding solutions to problems; it is about enjoying what you have already learned and accomplished. Keep things light.

  3. first we need to save Spirit! by InShadows · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    CNN is reporting that the Spirit rover has failed to transmit data from Mars for 24 hours. At least Hubble is still working.

  4. Re:Just do it... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    nobody looks forward to high school reunions more than bill gates.

    Is that because he doesn't have a college reunion he can go to since he dropped out?