In 1990, when the Hubble space telescope was launched in space, the orbiting telescope opened a new era of cosmic information. Since then, it has been an astounding source of information with its most splendid breathtaking pictures of inner space objects and events. However, with the passing of time, Hubble’s machineries also started aging and the death knell of the telescope was heard. Nevertheless, Hubble enthusiasts had in the end succeeded in their mission of rescuing the telescope from abandonment.
The American Astronomical Society has announced in Austin, Texas that astronomers would undertake a spacewalk in August this year, to install a cosmic-origin spectrograph and replace Hubble’s wide-field camera with a more advanced third generation wide-field camera.
The astronomers who would fly to space in Atlantis will undertake the rather daunting task that would make Hubble more 90 percent more powerful extending its life span by over 5 to 10 years. Of late, Hubble and astronomy had become synonymous. Thus, a more powerful Hubble could peep further inside our mysterious universe.
The astronomers who would fly to space in Atlantis will undertake the rather daunting task that would make Hubble more 90 percent more powerful extending its life span by over 5 to 10 years. Of late, Hubble and astronomy had become synonymous. Thus, a more powerful Hubble could peep further inside our mysterious universe.