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Want more? Subscribe to NASA on iTunes! Or get tweeted by NASA: Space shuttle Atlantis met up with the Hubble Space Telescope today. The grapple of the telescope using the shuttle’s robotic arm took place at 1:14 p.m. EDT. The telescope will be ...

Want more? Subscribe to NASA on iTunes! Or get tweeted by NASA: When placed on the Hubble Space Telescope, WFC3 will provide unprecedented capabilities for imaging the cosmos at near-ultraviolet and at near-infrared wavelengths. The Wide Field Camera 3 ...

Want more? Subscribe to NASA on iTunes! Or get tweeted by NASA: Atlantis and the STS-125 crew lifted off on a mission on May 11, to upgrade the world's most famous telescope. Goddard plays a major role in the Hubble servicing mission. Astronauts trained ...

Want more? Subscribe to NASA on iTunes! Or get tweeted by NASA: The composite Super Lightweight Interchangeable Carrier (SLIC) is a new breed of equipment carrier that will allow the Space Shuttle to transport a full complement of scientific instruments ...

Want more? Subscribe to NASA on iTunes! Or get tweeted by NASA: Employees at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center cheered and applauded as shuttle Atlantis successfully launched at 2:01:56 p.m. ET on May 11. The Atlantis crew embarked on the fifth and ...

Want more? Subscribe to NASA on iTunes! Or get tweeted by NASA: Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4 is the last time humans will visit Hubble. NASA’s scientists, engineers and astronauts are working together to make Hubble better than it has ...

Want more? Subscribe to NASA on iTunes! Or get tweeted by NASA: Final preparations are underway for the exciting and challenging final mission to repair Hubble. Liftoff is scheduled for May 11 at 2:01 p.m. EDT, and the countdown clock will start at 4 ...

Want more? Subscribe to NASA on iTunes! Or get tweeted by NASA: To prepare for Servicing Mission 4, Hubble components must endure harsh tests at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. This feature explores test facilities at Goddard like: launch phase ...

Want more? Subscribe to NASA on iTunes! Or get tweeted by NASA: April 29, 2009, marked the tenth anniversary of the launch of NASA's Earth Observatory. For the last decade, the Earth Observatory has been using the stunning images and data provided by ...

Pioneer rocket scientist Robert H. Goddard once said, 'It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.' Fifty years after its inception, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center continues ...

Want more? Subscribe to NASA on iTunes! Or get tweeted by NASA: The NASA Distance Learning Network teamed with director and violinist Kenji Williams to present an out of this world experience known as BellaGaia (Beautiful Earth). This one-of-a-kind ...

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Want more? Subscribe to NASA on iTunes! Or get tweeted by NASA: Return to PIG provides an update to PIG Ice Shelf: First Contact Though NASA researcher Bob Bindschadler had hoped to return to Pine Island Glacier Ice Shelf and continue his research during ...

Want more? Subscribe to NASA on iTunes! Or get tweeted by NASA: This past January NASA scientist Robert Bindschadler led an expedition to a previously untouched part of Antarctica that may be one of the best places to gauge how global warming is ...

Want more? Subscribe to NASA on iTunes! Or get tweeted by NASA: In 2007, science video producer Maria Frostic took a leave of absence from her work at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center to pursue a Fulbright Scholarship in Iceland. But when she got ...

Want more? Subscribe to NASA on iTunes! Or get tweeted by NASA: On April 3, 2009, countries from around the world participated in the '100 Hours of Astronomy' webcast to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy. Produced to support the webcast, this ...

Want more? Subscribe to NASA on iTunes! Or get tweeted by NASA: Dr. Angelos Vourlidas, the Project Scientist for STEREO's Sun Earth Connection Coronal and Heliospheric Investivation (SECCHI) instrument, explains how the STEREO satellites have been able ...

Want more? Subscribe to NASA on iTunes! get tweeted by NASA: guided tour of the area surrounding McMurdo Station in Antarctica uses the Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA). It's a great way to experience the frozen continent without any risk of ...

Want more? Subscribe to NASA on iTunes! Or get tweeted by NASA: Highlights of the Yuri's Night celebration held at Goddard Space Flight Center on April 4, 2009. The night was filled with energy and pulsing beats as hundreds at Goddard Space Flight Center ...