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Hubblecast 52: The Death of Stars
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Hubblecast 45: Building a treasure trove of observations
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is working on three of ...
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is working on three of the most ambitious projects in its history just now. These multicycle treasury programs are using Hubble's unique ability to observe across the spectrum from ultraviolet, through visible, to
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Hubblecast 44: Hubble spies on the Tarantula Nebula
The Hubblecast's Joe Liske (Dr J) takes us on a ...
The Hubblecast's Joe Liske (Dr J) takes us on a tour of the Tarantula Nebula. Bright star forming gas clouds, super star clusters and supernova remnants are just some of the sights in this dramatic region of the night sky.
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Hubblecast 43: Hubble and Black Holes
For centuries, scientists imagined objects so heavy and dense that ...
For centuries, scientists imagined objects so heavy and dense that their gravity might be strong enough to pull anything in - including light. They would be, quite literally, a black hole in space.
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Hubblecast 42: Hubble's Greatest Hits
What makes a scientific discovery really important? It's partly down ...
What makes a scientific discovery really important? It's partly down to how much scientists use the discovery in subsequent work -- but it’s also partly down to what inspires their imagination. In this episode, the Hubblecast talks to some leading as
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Hubblecast 41: Hubble's History Told by Hubble's Scientists
Hubble's history of scientific breakthroughs has made us think afresh ...
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 t
