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20 Years of Hubble

Posted by timothy on from the another-nasa-fake dept.

GPLHost-Thomas writes "The Hubble Space Telescope roared into space 20 years ago to begin a career rewriting what we know about the universe around us: the age of the universe, the composition of galaxies' cores, how planets form, and much more. NASA released some of the most spectacular photos for the event."

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  1. Nasa? by Smallpond · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Did you by any chance mean NASA?

  2. Something I could never understand by gyrogeerloose · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I think the Hubble Space Telescope is one of the finest things humankind has ever achieved. The photographs are awesome and the science irreplaceable. But I could never understand why it was named after a baseball player. I mean, sure he was a great pitcher and all but what does that have to do with astronomy?

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    This ain't rocket surgery.