Tag: STS-61

  • Fixing Hubble’s blurry vision

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    STORY WRITTEN FOR ASTRONOMY NOW & USED WITH PERMISSION Hubble’s view of the M100 galactic nucleus before (left) and after (right) repairs to correct the telescope’s deformed mirror. Credit: NASA/STScI/JPL Ed Weiler knew he was about to walk into the lion’s den. It was June 27, 1990, and Weiler, the chief scientist with the Hubble Space Telescope…