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Announcements 2010

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ann1016 — Announcement

Hubblecast Episode 41: Hubble's History Told by Hubble's Scientists

14 December 2010: Hubble’s history of scientific breakthroughs has made us think afresh about our Universe. But behind the astronomical successes is a rollercoaster ride of scientific and technical challenges going back decades. The Hubblecast caught up with some of the key players in Hubble’s history, including an astronaut, a Nobel Prize winner ...

ann1015 — Announcement

Hubblecast Episode 40: Wide Field Camera 3 — Hubble’s New Miracle Camera

29 October 2010: In early 2009 a team of astronauts visited Hubble and, as part of their mission, installed a new camera: the WFC3. As well as providing scientists with higher resolution observations than ever before, the pictures provided by WFC3 are among Hubble’s prettiest yet. This episode of the Hubblecast looks at ...

ann1014 — Announcement

World’s Astronomers Converge on Venice

4 October 2010: Astronomers from around the world are gathering for the third Science with the Hubble Space Telescope conference (HST3), which takes place in Venice from 11–14 October. They will be celebrating 20 years of cutting-edge science with the world’s most famous orbiting observatory, and looking forward to new research opportunities in ...

ann1013 — Announcement

ESA/ESO/NASA FITS Liberator Version 3 Released

1 October 2010: Today, the third — and best — version of the popular ESA/ESO/NASA FITS Liberator image-processing software has been released with several significant improvements. As with the previous versions of the FITS Liberator, the new version makes another leap towards making the creation of colour images from raw astronomical observations easier ...

ann1012 — Announcement

Hubblecast 39: The Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey (GOODS)

27 September 2010: Today’s telescopes study the sky across the electromagnetic spectrum. Each part of the spectrum tells us different things about the Universe, giving us more pieces of the cosmic jigsaw puzzle. The most powerful telescopes on the ground and in space have joined forces over the last decade in a unique ...

ann1011 — Announcement

Ancient Starlight Meets Space-age Technology

14 September 2010: The European Space Agency, NASA and the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti present The Hubble Space Telescope: Twenty Years at the Frontier of Science, a month-long exhibition of photos and artefacts from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, in their beautiful ...

ann1010 — Announcement

Discover Hubble on Earth

1 September 2010: After 20 years of pointing its cameras into the depths of space, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is quite a star here on Earth too. Whether it is on a biceps tattoo or a piece of toast, in a fashion show, at a rock concert, or on the show Late ...

ann1009 — Announcement

Huge New Collection of Hubble Spectra Now Available

4 August 2010: Although the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is mostly famous for its spectacular pictures this is only a small part of its capability. It is also possible to use a prism to spread out the light from all the stars and remote galaxies seen in a Hubble image into their component ...

ann1008 — Announcement

Hubble Gives Clues about Saturn’s “Irregular Heartbeat”

4 August 2010: A European-led team has used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to make a startling discovery about Saturn, the Solar System’s second largest planet [1]. The astronomers discovered that Saturn’s aurora, an ethereal ultraviolet glow that illuminates its upper atmosphere near the poles, dances in time to the beat of a ...

ann1007 — Announcement

Deadline Extended: Hubble Pop Culture Contest Continues

30 June 2010: We are still celebrating Hubble’s 20th anniversary! Are you? Show us what traces of Hubble’s influence you have found in pop culture. For the past 20 years the Hubble Space Telescope has brought you the most breathtaking images of the Universe. Now it’s your turn to look for astonishing examples ...

ann1006 — Announcement

Hubblecast 37: Bubbles and baby stars

22 June 2010: This Hubblecast features a spectacular new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image — one of the largest ever released of a star-forming region. It highlights N11, part of a complex network of gas clouds and star clusters within our neighbouring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud. This region of energetic star formation ...

ann1005 — Announcement

Join in the Hubble Pop Culture Contest!

23 April 2010: In honour of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s 20th anniversary, the European Space Agency (ESA) is proud to present the ESA “Hubble Pop Culture” competition — a free competition that calls for everyone who loves Hubble to find examples of it in popular culture. Have you seen a Hubble image ...

ann1004 — Announcement

Hubble’s European website gets a facelift!

23 April 2010: In honour of Hubble’s 20th anniversary, the European online home for Hubble is being revamped. The streamlined and contemporary new look will highlight amazing Hubble images and videos while still maintaining the convenient and easy-to-use features of the previous site. The new site will also include brand-new elements including Hubble ...

ann1003 — Announcement

Media advisory: Brand-new Hubble 20th anniversary image to be revealed this Friday

21 April 2010: The European Space Agency (ESA) in conjunction with American partners NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) will release a gorgeous new Hubble image that celebrates the venerable observatory’s 20th year in orbit. The Hubble anniversary images and videos will be posted on the revamped http://www.spacetelescope.org web site, the ...

ann1002 — Announcement

Hubblecast 35: The stuff of legend

15 April 2010: Gearing up for the 20th anniversary of the legendary space observatory, Dr. J takes a look at the story of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Born of an ambitious idea, it took decades for Hubble to become a reality. The project was complex and often faced huge setbacks but, ultimately, ...

ann1001 — Announcement

Hubble's 20th Anniversary brings special opportunity for European science centres and planetariums

5 March 2010: This April will mark 20 years in orbit for the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope! In honour of this incredible milestone, ESA, along with American partners NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) will offer a limited number of high-quality large Hubble prints to selected European science centres and planetariums. ...

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