Earth and space exploration

Happy birthday, Hubble!

Monday, April 26, 2010
by Nikki Staab

Hubble imageApril 24 was the 20th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope's launch. ASU astronomer Rogier Windhorst shares the lessons he's learned from Hubble and his favorite space images.

Telescope takes photos of the past

Friday, January 8, 2010
by Nikki Staab and Diane Boudreau

The latest image from the Hubble Space Telescope gives us a glimpse of 12 billion years of cosmic history. It shows us what the universe looked like in the past.

Topsy turvy earth

Monday, August 3, 2009
by Diane Boudreau

The Earth isn’t well-behaved. For starters, our planet doesn’t stand up straight. It also doesn’t move in perfect circles. It tilts and wobbles. Sometimes it orbits the sun in an egg-shaped pattern. All this wiggling and wobbling has an effect on weather.

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