Wednesday, September 09, 2009

The Fruits of Our Labor


NASA's Hubble Space Telescope snapped this panoramic view of a colorful assortment of 100,000 stars residing in the crowded core of Star Cluster Omega Centauri
Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team

The first pictures and science data were released today from the Hubble Space Telescope after two new instruments were installed and two others repaired during the STS-125 servicing mission back in May. More links here. This is a great day for all of us who participated in preparing for and executing this historic mission.

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