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Illustration of Open and Closed Universe

- Release DateMay 9, 1996
- Science ReleaseHubble Space Telescope on Track for Measuring the Expansion Rate of the Universe
- CreditScience Release Credit: W. Freedman (Carnegie Observatories), the Hubble Space Telescope Key Projects Team, A. Sandage (Carnegie Observatories), et. al., and NASA
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