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Hubble Focus: Black Holes – Into the Vortex
Black Holes: Into the Vortex explores Hubble’s recent discoveries about black holes, incredibly dense objects whose gravity is so intense that not even light can escape its pull.
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Images
Hubble’s Beautiful Universe
Beautiful Universe takes readers on a journey through Hubble’s mission, from 1990 to today, with many of the breathtaking images of the cosmos it has collected along the way.
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Reshaping Our Cosmic View: Hubble Science Highlights
Reshaping Our Cosmic View: Hubble Science Highlights features some of Hubble’s ground-breaking discoveries over its more than three decades of observations.
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Hubble Focus: Dark Universe
Hubble Focus: Dark Universe highlights the mission’s recent discoveries about dark matter and dark energy.
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Mission
Hubble: An Overview of the Space Telescope
Since 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has given the world a new view of the universe. Successful beyond all expectations, the telescope is now more technologically advanced than when it was launched, thanks to the maintenance and upgrades of five NASA space shuttle servicing missions. Hubble’s scientific contributions appear in textbooks, museums, and media sites worldwide. Hubble imagery is iconic, influencing art, dance, music, cinema, and fashion. Hubble: An Overview of the Space Telescope briefly describes its history, design, operation, science, technology transfers, and cultural impact.
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History
Not Yet Imagined: A Study of Hubble Space Telescope Operations
Not Yet Imagined documents Hubble history from the telescope’s launch through its first 30 years, focusing on the interactions between astronomers, engineers, government officials, and public during that time. It chronicles the telescope’s tumultuous beginnings, the decision-making behind the servicing missions, Hubble’s contributions to our understanding of the universe, and how the telescope changed the course of astronomy.
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Hubble Focus: Strange New Worlds
Hubble Focus: Strange New Worlds highlights the mission’s discoveries about worlds outside our solar system, known as exoplanets.
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Hubble Focus: The Lives of Stars
Hubble Focus: The Lives of Stars highlights some of Hubble’s discoveries about stars, providing a window into how stars are born, how they evolve, and how they meet their demise.
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Hubble Focus: Galaxies through Space and Time
Hubble Focus: Galaxies through Space and Time describes some of Hubble’s discoveries about galaxies — homes to stars, nebulae and planets.
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Hubble Focus: Our Amazing Solar System
Hubble Focus: Our Amazing Solar System describes some Hubble’s remarkable observations and discoveries about the planets, moons, and smaller bodies orbiting around our Sun.
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Commemorative
A Quarter-Century of Discovery with the Hubble Space Telescope
In celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope’s 25th anniversary (2015), explore 25 of Hubble’s breathtaking and significant images. From planets in our own solar system to snapshots from a time when our universe was very young, these images are presented according to their distance from Earth, from near to far. Along with companion descriptions and videos, the 25 images highlight the telescope’s amazing capabilities. This book is available in both English and Español/Spanish.
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Hubble Space Telescope Discoveries
Published in 2012, "Hubble Space Telescope Discoveries" showcases Hubble's first two decades of discovery.
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