Hubble's Universe Unfiltered
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Show 8: Goodnight Moon
May 6, 2009
Occultation occurs when one celestial body — for instance, a moon or a planet — aligns with another. Striking images of occultation give us an unusual glimpse of the traffic in our cosmic backyard.
Show 7: Eye Spy a Planet
April 17, 2009
We've found about 300 planets beyond our solar system, using indirect methods that calculate their presence. Now Hubble has captured the first visible-light picture of a planet around another star.
Show 6: Hubble's Next Discovery — You Decide
February 6, 2009
"Hubble's Next Discovery — You Decide" puts control of the telescope in the hands of the public. Dr. Summers reviews the candidates for Hubble viewing and describes their intriguing features.
Show 5: Through a Lens, Brightly
February 3, 2009
Matter warps the space around it, according to Einstein. We use this effect to our advantage in cosmic observations, using "gravitational lenses" to view galaxies ordinarily beyond the reach of our telescopes.
Show 4: Jupiter Gets the Measles
January 5, 2009
Jupiter's Great Red Spot, a whirling storm on the gas giant planet's surface, has been one of the planet's most recognizable features for centuries. But look out — company is on the way.
Show 3: Hubble Servicing Delayed
November 17, 2008
In September 2008, Hubble was two weeks away from a servicing mission when an electrical problem shut down much of the telescope. Intense work and effort has resulted in a replacement part to fix the problem.
Show 2: Hubble Falls Into Coma
November 4, 2008
Take a safari through the Coma Cluster, one of the richest nearby galaxy collections. Thousands of galaxies are gathered together here, making it an ideal location to see the diversity of galaxies in the universe.
Show 1: Interacting Galaxies Galore!
July 25, 2008
Interacting galaxies, galaxies that collide and merge, or distort each other's shapes as they brush by, are among the most fascinating cosmic phenomena. Hubble images show interactions in full swing.
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